WHAT IS MY PURPOSE?

 

Acts 26:16

 

"But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to your for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you." ESV

 

Purpose. Don't we all want to know what our own specific purpose is for being in this world? This discovery seldom occurs like it did for the Apostle Paul, a sudden, dramatic encounter with Christ telling us exactly what our purpose is. But we can take what Christ said to Paul and make it our own. Our purpose is to live and speak of the things He has already put in our hearts and be ready to do the same with those things He is going to show us. That is our purpose. How we do it will vary because we all have different life circumstances and Godly gifts.

 

Heavenly Father, we are humbled at the way we continue to seek Your purpose for our lives when Your Word clearly tells us. Increase our faith so that we will be prepared at any given moment to tell of Christ the wonderful things You have done in our lives. Give us discernment and understanding to see what You are going to do. We accept the commission of the purpose You have for our lives. We have nothing else to offer but ourselves. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

 

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LET'S GO FISHING!

 

Matthew 4:19

"Come follow me, Jesus said, and I will send you out to fish for people." NIV

"And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." KJV

Jesus knew the disciples were familiar with the craft of fishing. They fully understood what He meant when He said they would be fishing for people for His kingdom. It is the same for us today in whatever profession or craft we have. The finished product of all we say and do is shining the light of Christ wherever we are so that those who need His saving grace will come to Him. It is not necessary that we be of great speech or in front of large crowds. It is only necessary that we ourselves are following Jesus and encourage others to follow along with us. God will do the rest in the hearts of those who seek Him.

Heavenly Father, how we thank You that You have made us fishers of men. Help us to keep pure hearts, lifting You up in the fullness of Your Spirit, so that we will draw all men to You. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

           

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WE ARE AMBASSADORS

 

2 Corinthians 5:20

"We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God." NIV

"Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God." KJV

What a shame it is that many Christians lack the spiritual depth to understand they are representing Christ Himself here on earth. We may be the only way others can know that God loves them and learn the Way to eternal life. Our spirituality was never meant to be a personal, private thing. It is meant to go for Christ's sake to tell the Gospel to others and show the world how He wants us to live.

Heavenly Father, Oh how we fall short of our responsibility as Your ambassadors. Forgive us and help us to take up the burden of appealing to others that they come to You. That is the great commission to us, help us to be worthy of that calling. We pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

           

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FIRST HAND ACCOUNT

The Apostles, writers of the New Testament letters and Gospels were not writing from hearsay or from other writings. They lived with Jesus, they talked with Him, they walked with Him, they sat at His feet listening to the Words He spoke, and

they saw Him as He ascended up to heaven. We can take the words we read as truth, first hand accounts of our Lord.

Heavenly Father, we thank you and praise you that you have given us your words of truth that will last forever and that will lead us to you. In Jesus' name.

Read 2 Peter 1:16

"We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty." (NIV)

"For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his

majesty." (KJV)

     

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