He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendour.” (Isaiah 49:3 NIV)
God has always designed us to be people of purpose. Primarily, to praise Him by “displaying His splendor.” Isaiah 49 refers to the coming Messiah and God’s foreknowledge in sending his Son to bring hope and redemption to Israel and beyond. Back then, Israel had been given a mission to be a blessing to the nations (Genesis 12:2-3). Their main purpose was to glorify God and trust implicitly in His divinity. And nothing much has changed since then. God is still intensely interested in everyone’s purpose.
We are all products of a highly individualistic society and, as such, we often think of our purpose as being nothing more than the accomplishment of our personal dreams and desires. When we come to understand that our relationship with Christ demands more than this. Our purpose is more than what lies at the crossroads of our gifts and passions. There is deeper, spiritual level to purpose.
Purpose is two-fold. It is influenced in my relationships with those in the body of Christ who God has put me alongside, and it is also influenced in my relationships with those who do not yet know God and who I am called to reach.
Purpose isn’t static. It is constantly in motion. Wherever God calls me, my purpose is to fulfill His sovereign desire for the redemption and restoration of human individuals.
We are a purposed people of God!
