Posts Tagged ‘ Purpose ’
Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24, CSB
God moves in His own time and purpose, and He calls us tondeny our own will over our lives and humbly and patiently follow His will.
But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8, CSB
God moves in His own time and purpose, including coming 2,000 years ago to live as a sinless man to die to take away our sins, because He loves His Creation and wants to be with His redeemed people.
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2:13, CSB
Jesus is our life and power, and He moves in and through us to bring about His will in this world.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Philippians 4:8, ESV
God is good, and He made us to enjoy His goodness.
Find His goodness in every moment, every circumstance, every thing, and every person. Intentionally and for His glory, knowing the ultimate good was His saving work on the cross for our redemption.
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
Psalm 40:1-2, ESV
The world will tell us we are meaningless accidents, and the devil will have us focus on being animate dirt. Yet, we know God has made us in His image, giving us value and purpose. We can trust our Creator.
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:11, ESV
God sent His Truth into the world. The gospel will be preached to the whole world, and all will bow before Christ.
Choose Life now. Choose love and God’s Way.
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
Mark 16:15, ESV
Let us be thankful, not only for our salvation, but that our Lord has given us a purpose: to lead others in our world to salvation in Christ.
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13, ESV
We want to do things on our own, but the things of life are meaningless apart from God. When we submit to the Holy Spirit to helps act and be more Christ-like, we find our true purpose and meaning in life.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1, ESV
If we do things for the sake of those things or to be better, but not because we love God or to love others, those things are useless and distracting.
Seek God first, and seek to bring others into God’s love, and everything we do will have godly purpose.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10, ESV
We were created to glorify God in Jesus’ Name. That is our purpose.
a simple man of God 