Glorious Purpose

I’ve never been very good at archery. Every time I ever try to shoot the bow and arrow, I miss the bull’s eye. It can be frustrating to miss the mark so often! Fortunately for me, ability to hit a target with an arrow is not necessary for any part of my life!

However, there is another target that I do need to hit, and that is the target God has made for my life. God has created me with a purpose, and it is the same for each one of you-there is a target you should be aiming for, a purpose for which you have been created. The Apostle Paul understood that he was created for a purpose, and he wrote:

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14).

The fundamental reason that each of one of us has been created is to bring God glory; that is your ultimate purpose. But how can we bring glory to God? What can we do for the Sovereign Lord of all? I believe there are three purposes God has for each of us, three purposes that will give us a glorious life that glorifies God. We should be motivated by these things at all times, and they all revolve around Jesus.

1) Knowing Jesus. God wants us to have an experiential knowledge of who He is, to know His character, His ways, His voice, His Word, His nature, and His experience. We were created for fellowship with God and He wants us to draw near to Him and be His Bride. If we are going to know God, it takes study, desire, and faith. Study, because the Scriptures reveal who God is; desire, because we need to cry out to know Him on a personal level; and faith, because we must believe He wants to reveal Himself to us. Let’s press in to know God more.

2) Making Jesus Known. God doesn’t just want us to know Him; He then wants us to introduce Him to others. Jesus came to seek and save the lost, and that should be our goal as well. God wants us to have a heavenly vision with an earthly mission, where we are His hands and feet extended to our dying world. You are here to witness, so reach out to your family, your friends, your school and your nation.

3) Becoming Like Jesus. This is the glorious hope of each Christian. God has predestined us to be conformed into the image of His Son. How glorious it will be to love how Jesus loves, think how Jesus thinks, reach out how Jesus reaches out, and be pure and holy and righteous as He is. And the way we become like Jesus is through learning and following Him in small, day-to-day things. So in everything you do in life, natural or spiritual, do it with purpose, realizing you are being changed to be like Him.

So live your life with a purpose. Be driven towards these three goals. Life is all about Christ and we glorify Him through these three purposes. He is Everything.