CREATED FOR A PURPOSE!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

MONDAY JANUARY 22, 2024.

SUBJECT: CREATED FOR A PURPOSE! 

Memory verse: "For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were through him and for Him.” (Colossians 1 vs 16.)

READ: Genesis 1 vs 27 - 28:

Genesis 1:27: So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

1:28: Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over  every living thing that moves on the earth.

INTIMATION:

All that exists finds its beginning in the Son of God. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created all things through the specific work of the Son. Therefore, everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank of angels, everything got started in God, and finds its purpose in Him. 

God has His reasons for creating the world. He has a purpose for creating all that are in the world, and determines the purpose to be served by all He created. To live purposefully in this life, we need to understand why we are created, and brought into this world by the Creator. You and I are not an accident, we are here for a purpose, and discovering that purpose makes the best of life here on earth.

In the passage we read today, God’s mandate to humans is to have dominion over all other things He created. This is the primary, and general purpose to be served by all of us. To have dominion over something is to have absolute authority and control over it. God has ultimate rule over the earth, and He exercises His authority with loving care. God delegated some of His authority to the human race, and expects us to take responsibility for the environment and the other creatures that share our planet. 

To achieve the general purpose God created us all to serve, we are to individually serve our specific purposes predetermined by Him. The individual contributions and collective responsibilities of all of us culminates into achieving the general purpose for which we are created. And the respective purposes each and everyone of us is to serve toward achieving the goal is determined by God Himself. In Jeremiah 10 vs 23 the Bible says; ".....The way of man is not in himself, it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps." 

The quest for the purpose of life for everyone of us has puzzled many for thousands of years. This is because we typically begin at the wrong starting point—ourselves. We usually ask self-centered questions like; "What do I want to be?" "What should I do with my life?" "What are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams for my future?" But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose. 

Our Owner, our Creator, created us for His purposes. Therefore, if you want to know why you were placed on this earth, you must begin with God. We exist only because God wills that we exist. We were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.

Many books have been written that suggests ways to discover the purpose of your life. All of them are classified as "self-help" books because they all approached the subject from a self-centered viewpoint, and predictable steps to finding your life's purpose. Of course, these recommendations often lead to great success. You can usually succeed in reaching a goal if you apply yourself to it. 

But “being successful,” and “fulfilling your life's purpose,” are not, at all, the same issue! You could reach all your personal goals, and achieve your set objectives, becoming a star, or a raving success by the world's standard, and still miss the purpose for which God created you. You need more than self-help advice. 

Contrary to what many popular books, movies, and seminars tell you, you won't discover your life's meaning looking within yourself. You didn't create yourself, and as such there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for! If you are handed over an invention you have never seen before, you wouldn't know its purpose, and the invention itself wouldn't be able to tell you either. Only the creator or the owner's manual could reveal its purpose.

The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it directly, or refer to the owner's manual. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose; Ask God—your Maker, or refer to the Owner's Manual—the Bible. The intended discovery is achieved by revelations inherent in the Word of God. He has not left us in the dark to wonder and guess. He has clearly revealed His purposes for our lives in the Bible. It tells us why we are alive, how life works, how the Owner of life governs it, what to do, what to avoid, and what to expect now, and in the future. And it is only in Him, and His manual you can find these answers.

Just as all things in life serve their respective purposes. And everything manufactured, produced, or developed have their respective guidelines, manuals, and instructions for their effective, useful, and intended use. In like manner, God created you for a purpose, and determines how that purpose will be served and achieved by you. All of that knowledge is with Him. Knowing that in Him all knowledge of you is hidden, why then do you seek your purpose in life outside of Him. Go to Him, and you will discover the purpose of your being created.

Prayer: Abba Father, endue with the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened that I may discover Your purpose for me on earth which is imbedded in the knowledge of You and Your Will, in Jesus’ Name I prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!