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Monthly Article for November 2015 

NovemberPurposeArticle

 

All over the world there's one question that rings out in the hearts and minds of honest thinking people, and that question is; "What is my purpose for being on this planet?" Are we asking the right question? The truth is, "purpose" is a "who I am" and "why I am" before it's a "what I do".

In 1John 3:8 (b) it says; "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil." So if you ask most people; "What was Jesus' purpose?" They might answer; "His purpose was to destroy the works of the devil." Is that accurate? Do we really think THAT was His focused purpose? When we read this scripture correctly, we see that the PURPOSE of Jesus Christ was to be MANIFESTED as the SON of GOD, and that resulted in destroying the works of the devil. God ordained purpose always starts with a WHO and a WHY that produces a WHAT and a WHEN.

Too many people are trying to define themselves by "what" they do hoping that an accomplishment will reveal their identity, but when someone gets their worth (well being) out of an acheivement, they feel worthless if things don't succeed. The discovery of purpose is a process of discovery based in becoming who God already says you are and then accomplishments (what we do) follows.

2Corinthians 5:17 reads; "Therefore, if any man/woman BE in CHRIST, he is a NEW CREATURE (restored back to the original pattern, blueprint in God's image): old things are passed away; beohold, all things are BE-come NEW. New did not just happen, but NEW was NEW from the beginning as it is the original design. Through Adam's fall, sin mis-shapened us in iniquity, but it never designed us, because our original DNA (our path) was set in the IMAGE of GOD. Jesus manifested purpose, as the Son of God (revealed God to man) bringing RESTORATION of man to God and His Kingdom.

Over time, much of the church world has understandably focused on salvation because it is the first step of entering into God's Kingdom through Jesus Christ, but often the message of salvation has been only partially presented as "what" we've been saved "from" with the promise of a heavenly home someday. This has resulted in people striving to keep their salvation to avoid hell and hold their reservation in heaven, but with no understanding as to their life's purpose in between. Through time the church world has moved into seasons of revival, healing, and prosperity (but got focused on the "what" that happened instead of the "why") and while needs got met, miracles manifested, and the hurting got healed, the message of PURPOSE often got lost. These manifestations are vital but they are a "WHAT" that follows the "WHY" of the revealed Word. The missing piece has been the revelation of WHO WE ARE defined only by PURPOSE.

In this time of growth we see the church, the Body of Christ moving into maturity with an emphasis on the discovery of WHO we are as a collective community of citizens in God's Kingdom. Saints are emerging out into specific spheres of influence as innovators. It's exciting to see as people go from victims to victors.

Salvation is not only what we we've been saved "from" but the activated process of PURPOSE here on this earth we've been destined "to" and now being processed through! The cross Jesus died on is not the destination, but it is a crossroads that restored our entrance into God's Kingdom as His citizen and then Christ's resurrection became ours! There is no such thing as a "born loser", but our being "born again" restored our true identity as sheep, servants, sons and saints.

Hebrews 12:13 says; "And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but rather let it be healed." In other words, when our feet (goings) get set back into the path (our God given DNA of purpose), our feet (life process) is healed.

When we seek first the Kingdom of God (that constituted us) and His righteousness (process of purpose) all these things (health, prosperity, and worth) shall be added as a result. Sure we can "use" our faith for healing and needs, but God actually gave us the measure of faith for processing our PURPOSE and DESTINY. When we discover WHO we are and WHY we are here the result will be the destruction of the works of the devil.

Your PURPOSE is vital. Dr. Myles Munroe is quoted as saying; "You were sent here by God ON PURPOSE, FOR PURPOSE." This is why Romans 8:19 says that all creation is waiting on the manifestation of the sons of God. Vision is the eye of purpose and as you look into the person of Christ Jesus (the Word) you find YOU. All the world is waiting for your PURPOSE to be opened and change the world.

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