Thinking about ...Purpose & Destiny

To find out who we really are we need to consult our Creator. If you buy or are given a device and are confused about its use and purpose, would you not consult the designer of the item? Well, you (your whole being, mind, body, soul, & spirit) have been made and are loved by a purposeful Creator.

For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. Colossians 1:16,17

The problem is we are dead and dysfunctional without God. We attempt to replace a relationship with Him with temporal relationships, the pursuit of intellect, pleasures, money, etc. You name it, it is pursued in attempt to satisfy the human soul. The problem is the we are empty (void) without God's spirit and separated from Him by sin. We cannot even approach God through our religious pursuits without accepting His diagnosis and remedy for sin.

The Word of God clearly teaches that we are all born in sin (Romans 3:23), unrighteous in ourselves (Romans 3:10), and dead in sin (Ephesians 2:1). Not only that, we cannot see the Kingdom of God nor enter it without being born of the Spirit of God, as Jesus Christ said,

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God....Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:3,5

But God, who desires to express His unconditional and everlasting love for us in Christ, does not desire to leave us dead in our sins, as He sent Jesus Christ into the world to die on a cross for our sins and raised Him from the dead that we may live in Him and Him in us (see Galatians 2:20).

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, thatwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Romans 5:6-10

So how does one establish a relationship with God?

1. You must come to God and believe that He is.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6

2. You must acknowledge (confess or agree with God) that you are lost and separated from Him by sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. 1 John 1:8-10

3. Receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved." (Acts 16:31) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9)

Pray this prayer knowing God will listen to the cry from your heart:

Dear God, I need you in my life. I know that I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Christ died for my sin and rose from the dead to give me eternal life. I now ask Jesus Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Savior. I am willing by God's grace to follow and obey Christ as the Lord of my life.

Now, you must believe that you are a child of God...

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12

And that your purpose and destiny are in Him ...

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. For whom he did foreknow, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Romans 8:28-30

That you now are to live through Him ...

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

1 John 4:9

May you be encouraged to grow in your relationship with the Lord and understanding of His plan through prayer, the study of His Word, and fellowship with other believers.

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