What Is Your Purpose?
“But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” (Acts 26:16-18)
Today’s Morsel: I have sad news today. One of the situations in the church these days is that some of us say that we do not know our purpose. Perhaps the reason we don’t know what our purpose is, is, because we have not asked God to tell us or show us. When you don’t know your purpose, you can become frustrated. You can start to think that no one wants you to help them. And the devil starts playing on your mind telling you that you can’t do anything comparing you to others. When Paul met Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul was struck blind, and scripture says: “And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.” (Acts 9:4-6) Paul wanted to know what he was to do. Jesus tells him to go into the city, and it will be told him what he must do. And in Acts 26:16-18, Paul shares with us what he was told what his purpose was. “For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” Peter tells us as Christians: “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:” (1 Peter 2:9) Your purpose, like Paul’s and all Christians, is simple. It is to bring people out of darkness and into the light. We each do this by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now you know your purpose. So, let’s get to work.
Sing: Let me walk in the light, in the great gospel light, let me walk in the gospel light. Till my journey is over and I travel no more; let me walk in the gospel light.
Thought For Today: “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)
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