God's Purpose Is Ours, Too!

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."  - Micah 6:8

When we are "born again" in Jesus Christ, we are made recipients of a spiritual rebirth, or regeneration of the human spirit. The Bible compares this to a "rebirth," because as sinners we are spiritually dead until we receive spiritual life through faith in Him.

Does this mean that we've been brought into total fruition as Christian believers? That all that remains for us to do afterward is read our Bibles and attend church services? Of course not! There is so much more that God expects from us.

Who hasn't wondered, "What purpose does God have for my life?" This, especially, after being "born again." But, not to worry. Our Loving Father will never leave us speculating for long (Ephesians 1:9-10).

For it is exactly at this point of our sanctification, or being made holy, set apart for God's unique purpose and use, that God can successfully and purposefully put us into His service (Psalm 32:8; Isaiah 14:24;1 Corinthians 2:9).

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, God is using you at this very moment for His special purposes as he used His Son, Jesus Christ, for the purpose of our salvation. We are representatives for Christ in the world. 

As such, we must thoughtfully watch our "walk" and our "words" in front of others at all times (Colossians 4:5-6). We must learn to accept that our purpose in life is God's and not our own. 

From God's great vantage point he uses you and I. In return, all he asks for is our faith (trust) in Him. Even the smallest doubt will create an obstruction hindering His purpose for us. 

In order to allow God to perform through us, we can do things such as: stop telling him what we want in a selfish, self-serving manner, and wallowing in self-pity, as a few examples. Far from helping the situation, they instead interfere with his good work.

As long as we retain a personal interest in our own nature and personality, and set our own ambitions and desires above all else, we will never be able to bring ourselves together with God's interests (Proverbs 3:6; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:8; Psalm 138:8; Romans 8:28; Ephesians 1:11; Ephesians 5:15-17

Prayer: "I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me."  - Psalm 57:2 (NLT)

In Christ's Love,

Danni