UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERY OF PURPOSE
The last time we discussed about this topic, we looked at "What is Your Purpose in Life?" We also tried to define "Purpose". It was explained that the purpose of thing or product is to solve a problem. The purpose of a vehicle is to solve the problem of distant travel. In those days, when travelling a 200 kilometres distance, takes several hours, sometimes days. It depends on how fast you can walk. A vehicle takes an hour or less. The purpose of a pair of shoe you wear, is to bring comfort and protection to your legs when you are walking especially in a hot or cold weather and dangerous grounds..
Today, we shall discuss the details of Purpose, that is "Understanding the Mystery Behind Purpose".
A careful look at the life of Adam and other great biblical characters acknowledge the following points...
1. Purpose Precedes The Carrier of That Thing.
What caused the creation of Adam had been in existence before Adam existed. For example, the garden to be tended and kept, including the vegetation and animals, were in existence before he was created.
God had not allow rain to fall because there was no man to till the ground.
In Gen 2:5: "And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and THERE WAS NOT A MAN TO TILL THE GROUND."
From the above statement, we see that, there was a problem of A Cultivator. You will agree with me that if God had caused the rain to fall, the garden would have overgrown.
Other examples, the earth had been CORRUPTED before NOAH was BORN .
There is a need to raise a peculiar nation through which the Saviour will come preceded the coming of Abraham.
The need for a child to give laughter to an aged parent was in existence before Isaac was born to solve the problem of barrenness.
God raised Esther and Samson as saviours for an existing problem of slavery and oppression on the Israelites.
Joseph was born for the purpose of preserving life in Egypt and the children of Israel.
God had arranged, wired and sent Our Lord Jesus Christ to solve the error that the first Adam had committed, the sin of the world and the consequences.
John 1:29: "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
Col 2:14-15: "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it."
I will stop here today to continue next time but the question I would like to leave with you today is, "Have you located a problem?" Perhaps you are thinking that, you are not good enough to handle that problem. Moses saw the the problem of Israelites, he felt in capable of solving it, until he located his purpose by running to God Ex 3:9-22. There was a problem of broken walls in Jerusalem for years, Nehemiah was raised to solve it.
I want to challenge you today, until you locate your purpose of existence and the problem you have been wired to solve, you are useless to God and to humanity.
Go to God in prayers ask Him to show you the purpose you are CREATED to SOLVE.
I pray for you that your eyes of understanding be opened to know the reason you are alive, in Jesus name.
I am fulfilling my purpose, that's why you are reading this write-up, written for you.
Till I come your way again...
LIFE IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT..
Ps 39:4: "LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am."
Apostle Tim Oluwajoba
Lamshem International
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