I am a list maker. I have mental lists of highlighted Bible verses for different situations and struggles. Two verses took on new meaning to me and got added to my Purpose and Identity list.
1 Peter 1:9
IDENTITY - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, PURPOSE - that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.
I know I have heard endless teaching on the Identity part of this verse, and oh how rich each one of those roles are. I know I could spend another lifetime exploring what each one of them means for my life. But how much sweeter those become placed next to the purpose for each in the believer's life.
Colossian 1:28-29
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all His energry, which so powerfully works in me.
This is a huge Purpose verse, but it is the second part that really struck me. I had to stop and ask myself a few questions:
1. Do I labor or do I try to get by with the bare minimum and look for the easy way out?
2. Do I rely on and work out of Christ's strength?
3. Is Christ working powerfully through me or am I constantly flashing low battery?
These questions are key, because if these things are lacking then the purpose God has for me in the first verse won't happen.
I know as a human we crave purpose; we are totally lost without purpose. But it always amazes me how many times I settle for merely existing over God's beautiful, huge and eternal purposes.
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