Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – December 28, 2016
For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God’s words are fulfilled. Revelation 17:17
God will accomplish His purpose. It may be with or without us, but He will execute His will. God does not back down or hold back when it comes to the fulfillment of His wishes. He knows what is best and is bent toward carrying out His good will. Nothing can stop God from accomplishing His purpose. War cannot stop His purpose because He will draw people to Himself during the atrocities of war. Illness cannot stop His purpose because He will reveal His care, compassion, and sometimes healing, during the eventual breakdown of the body. Death cannot stop His purpose because God will graduate believers in Christ to heaven and non-believers in Christ to hell.
Sin cannot stop His purpose because Christ forgave sin by His death on the cross. Sinners cannot stop His purpose because there are consequences for wrong and, ultimately, judgment by God. Satan cannot stop God’s purpose because what the devil means for evil, God can use for good. God’s purpose is a freight train that travels down the tracks of obedience and disobedience, saints and sinners. Its momentum on behalf of mankind cannot be stopped. He will not be denied.
Jesus said it best: “I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do” (John 17:4).
So what is the purpose of God? One purpose of God is to adopt everyone into His family who believes Jesus is His son. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved, and this accomplishes one of God’s greater purposes.
Are you are contributing to the greater heavenly mosaic of God’s glorification? Your fulfillment of God’s purpose helps others do the same. So, do not apologize. Stay laser-focused on executing God’s purpose. Pray about it and seek the Scripture to better understand God’s purpose for you. Equity in eternity never diminishes, so invest a lot—and invest early. His purpose will be accomplished. Find out where He is working, and join Him to fulfill His mission.
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).
Prayer
Heavenly Father, align my desires with Your purposes so I might bring You glory.Application
What greater purpose is God calling me to carry out in Jesus’ name?Related Reading
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