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Created for a Purpose
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Revelation 4:9–11
Many of us have faced the challenge of hanging a picture when we didn’t have a hammer close at hand. The number of tools and other objects that we have used to drive nails is impressive. People have used shoes, books, screwdriver handles, and many other things, but nothing does the job in the same way that a hammer does. Hammers are designed and created with a specific purpose in mind, and they’re very good at doing what they were made to do. If we could stretch the analogy a little more and give personality to hammers, we could also note that they don’t spend their days wishing they could do something else. Hammers are quite content being used for their original purpose. They don’t seek to bring glory to themselves. They were made to drive nails. When we pick up a hammer, it does the job.
People on the other hand were also created for a purpose—to glorify God. Yet, far too often we are not content with our purpose and design, and seek fulfillment on our own rather than yielding to God’s creation and calling on our lives. Everything that God made plays its role except for man. This is not something new to our day. Thousands of years ago God spoke to Isaiah and said, “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider” (Isaiah 1:3). There is no greater or higher purpose we can reach than to bring glory to our Creator.
Revelation 4:9–11
Many of us have faced the challenge of hanging a picture when we didn’t have a hammer close at hand. The number of tools and other objects that we have used to drive nails is impressive. People have used shoes, books, screwdriver handles, and many other things, but nothing does the job in the same way that a hammer does. Hammers are designed and created with a specific purpose in mind, and they’re very good at doing what they were made to do. If we could stretch the analogy a little more and give personality to hammers, we could also note that they don’t spend their days wishing they could do something else. Hammers are quite content being used for their original purpose. They don’t seek to bring glory to themselves. They were made to drive nails. When we pick up a hammer, it does the job.
People on the other hand were also created for a purpose—to glorify God. Yet, far too often we are not content with our purpose and design, and seek fulfillment on our own rather than yielding to God’s creation and calling on our lives. Everything that God made plays its role except for man. This is not something new to our day. Thousands of years ago God spoke to Isaiah and said, “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider” (Isaiah 1:3). There is no greater or higher purpose we can reach than to bring glory to our Creator.
Today’s Growth Principle:
Glorifying God should always be the number one priority of the Christian life.
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