I have a few thoughts about purpose.
I have drawn my own conclusions from the following verses and I wanted to share some general thoughts and questions based on them with you. Just consider this "food for thought."
John 12:24-28
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be; if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour; but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name."
When I read these verses recently, the phrase "for this cause" caught my attention.
God told Jeremiah "5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations (Jeremiah 1)." God knew His purpose for Jeremiah BEFORE Jeremiah was conceived. Do you think that God knew specifically what Jeremiah would be asked to do and/or say in his lifetime? Does that not also mean that He knew OUR purpose before we were conceived?
I have talked before about Ephesians 2:10, where God says that our purpose was "before ordained." Do you believe that God designed for you a specific purpose? Consider how specific Jesus' words and actions had to be in order to fulfill all the prophecy concerning His coming, death, and resurrection (many books have been written about this).
Has God called you to something specific in your lifetime? Do you have a sense of what that is? Do you have a vision for what that is? Do you feel that you are in the process of fulfilling it?
I wonder if we take enough time to understand how very specific God is with our lives, rather than just seeing Him as having a general influence.
