God's Purpose for You

 
What do you think the Lord's will is for you? What is your purpose on this earth? I'm not talking about the things that are clearly in the Bible, Like praying continually according to First Thessalonians 5 verse 17. Or to be holy according to First Peter 1 verse 16. I'm asking about what the Lord wants you to do with your life as you serve him.

We can see that everyone has a purpose as we look at Esther. She was a young Jewish girl, and orphan, taken against her will, to "try out" to be queen of the Persian empire. If she failed, she would become a concubine in the king's harem. Out of hundreds of beautiful young women, she was selected and became queen.

However an enemy of the Jews tricked the king to sign a decree to kill all the Jews in the empire. She was reluctant to ask the king for help, but her cousin told her this in Ester 4 verse 13 and 14 “Do not think to yourself that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Think about the way the Lord arranged her circumstances to put her in the right place at the right time. And so, she was instrumental in saving the Jews. But remember it was the Lord who did it.

Every person in the Bible is an example of how the Lord has a purpose for a greater good. Seemingly insignificant people. The widow of Zarephath fed the prophet Elijah for three years. In a little village called Bethphage, someone owned a donkey and her colt. Their purpose was to loan them to Jesus for his triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. A man carrying a water jar led the apostles to the upper room where Jesus held the Last Supper.

Now, you may wonder what the Lord's purpose is for you? If you are fulfilling the specific commands of the Lord, like believing on Jesus for salvation, living a holy life, you are putting other before yourself, you are diligent in prayer and Bible, study, you are fulfilling his purpose for you.

Here is what the Lord says for each of us. Ephesians 2 verse 10 says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." The Lord does have a plan for you. You may not understand it now.

If what you want to do isn't sinful, Then you are already fulfilling the Lord's purpose for you. Of course that is all predicated on knowing Jesus. If you haven't come to know Jesus, watch my video on Youtube, "The Gospel in 3 Minutes" It will tell you how to know Jesus.

May God Bless you.