08th, AUGUST 2020
Online Bible studies platform.
With *Rev'd Othniel Ejeh*
On '
*UNDERSTANDING GOD'S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE'*
Main Texts:
Isaiah 14:24-27: *"... For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?"*
Job 33:11: *"He fastens my feet in shackles; He keeps close watch on all my paths."*
*What is God's Purpose?*
God's purpose is also known as God's will, God's agenda or programme, God's intention, God's desire or what God wants to see in a particular matter. It also means God's determined counsel.
God's purpose/will is the reason for which God is doing anything He is doing.
At my personal life, God's purpose is God's mission/calling/assignment for my life.
For anything God does, there is a reason.
God's intention for mankind is Genesis 1:26-28:
*"... Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish,... and over every living creature..."*
Every man ought to be fruitful and useful to God.
The Big Question is *Am I useful and fruitful to God?*
The purpose God created planet Earth is found in Matthew 6:9-10;
*" ... Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."*
The kingdom of God, according to Romans 14:17 is
*"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,"*
Therefore, the purpose of God here on earth is to establish righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Anything done outside God's purpose is not correct.
Man is the one God has given the responsibility of ensuring that His will be done here on earth. That is why in Ephesians 5:17, the Bible says, *"Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."* Anything done outside God's will is foolishness.
In Genesis 1:2, the Bible says; *"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,"* and in Genesis 1:3, Bible says, *"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light."* Off course, the light here is not the sun, moon and stars, because these were created in verses 6, 7 and 8. The Light here is the Life of Christ as stated in John 1:4-5; *"In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it."*
The general purpose of God for man was that the man should carry the *Light of life* to shine on the earth *to make sure darkness does not exist anywhere on earth*. But the fall of man brought about the loss of this *Light Life*; the loss of the life of God, the nature of God, the will of God and the purpose of God.
Thank God for *the finished work of Christ* on the cross and His resurrection that brought back total restoration for mankind.
Thus, *The general purpose of God for the redeemed is:*
1. For us to return to the original image and likeness of God, to shine as light in this world and to destroy the works of the devil, making sure darkness does not exist anywhere we are.
Matt. 5:14-16; Eph. 5:8-10; 1Jn. 3:8.
2. That wherever we find ourselves, we are to make sure there is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Rom. 14:17
3) We are to live for Christ and not for ourselves. Whatever we want to do, whether it is who to marry, where to live, type of work etc, we must submit to God for His approval.
2Cor. 5:14-15; Rom. 14:7-9; Gal. 2:20
4. Count the cost on the call of God on your life and see whether you can cope.
Luke 14:25-33; 9:57-62
*When you discover God's purpose for your life, don't just rush into it. You must first of all count the cost so that you will not enter into it and start looking back.*
You must come to the point where you can say, *if I perish, I perish.*
5) Take a Step of Faith.
Hebrews 11:6; *"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."*
Many times the purpose of God looks bleak. God will not entice you with anything.
You must take a step of faith and allow God.
6. Go and Sell all you have and Purchase it.
1Kings 19:19-21; *" ... And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him."*
That was Elisha, when he discovered God's purpose for him, he forsook all and followed the Lord.
Matt. 13:44-46; *" ... Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it."*
*The purpose of God is usually hidden, so you must search for it* and when you find it, you must sell or put aside every other thing and buy it for *"in it, is all the good things of life that God has packaged for you."*
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08th, AUGUST 2020
Online Bible studies platform.
With *Rev'd Othniel Ejeh*
On '
*UNDERSTANDING GOD'S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE'*
Main Texts:
Isaiah 14:24-27: *"... For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who ca...See more
