Finding your purpose

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And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” --Acts 9:5 Paul’s conversion to Christ is one of the greatest transformational encounters in all of Scripture. Do you remember the story? Paul was traveling down the Damascus road, when he was suddenly knocked to the ground and blinded by a brilliant light. Paul immediately knew this was a supernatural encounter. And he asked, “Who are you, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus whom you persecute." Now, Paul had just met Christ Jesus, the one whom he had been persecuting. No doubt overcome by the powerful encounter, Paul asked another question. He asked, “Lord, what will you have me to do?" You see, when you really meet Jesus, you will find the purpose of your life! Paul discovered his mission in that moment and he never turned back. If you have met the Lord, then you have a mission, too. Whether you're a butcher, a baker, a preacher or a plumber, God has a plan for you to glorify him and to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all your being. And he wants you to take this calling seriously. You cannot negotiate with God about your mission. And never compromise with the world. Give God your best each day. Embrace your assignment. Fight the good fight and fulfill your purpose in Christ Jesus.   WHEN YOU REALLY MEET JESUS, YOU FIND YOUR PURPOSE!

Don’t Forget Where You Were

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”
Ephesians 2:1–3

There is no question that our society is filled with evil, and that we are seeing evil not just accepted but actively promoted. Those who hold to the truth are scorned and mocked, and a number of people have faced legal battles for trying to hold to what they believed was right.
It is easy for us to fall into the trap of condemning evil in the world while forgetting that we too were once a part of the world. Even those who were saved at an early age without ever going deep into an obviously sinful lifestyle were dead in their sin. Their outward lives may not have been scarred and marked because of the things they were protected from doing, but they were just as much sinners in need of a Saviour as someone who has lived apart from God in the worst sins the world has to offer.
All of us needed God’s salvation. And those who have not yet received God’s gift are not to be scorned, but to be the objects of both compassion and outreach. We must never forget that Satan is actively working to keep them from recognizing the truth. “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them” (2 Corinthians 4:4).
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Since we were once lost, it is our duty to reach out to those who have not yet responded to the truth.