Day 20: A Timeless Invitaion: An Eternal Gift -- A New Purpose

Day 20/100: A Timeless Invitation: An Eternal Gift -- A New Purpose

Read: Acts 26:9-16 (Saul/Paul testifies before the Roman Court), Gospel of Luke 4:42-43,           2 Timothy 1:3-14, Romans 8:28-31, Psalm 57 (David's sure deliverance from the hand of Saul), Psalm 138 (David acknowledges God's faithfulness), Isaiah 55:1-11 (Great Commission - Old Testament).

Place yourself as Paul did before the Roman Court. Stand before them for they have brought you to to this place for a purpose and you have chosen to come willingly. Stand up tall on top of a soap box in a tent city before a crowd of homeless people as Jesus called us to do. Stand as you are able to answer the people (Luke:4:42-43).

Why should we want to leave 'forsaken' behind? To what end? For what purpose? We have been here a long time and are set in our ways. Why should we walk away? For what purpose? What about this word 'purpose'? What about 'purpose' can compel people to change the 'long road', the course of their life as they know it?

Purpose: To have a sure purpose in life gives us a sure sense of direction. It can serve to dispel feelings of despair and daily anxieties. Purpose allows us to plan the course of our daily lives and put one foot in front of the other with determination. We are all here for a specific purpose and this gives us a true sense of meaning.

"I have a purpose!" It may not be what we originally had planned. It may not even be the best for me in your eyes. You may not understand it, but I have chosen to live it. A homeless person may tell you "I have chosen to be homeless and live in the woods for a very real reason for a very real purpose." "I have made mistakes in life ...." I know being in these woods is my only lot in life and I am probably content with that."

Your purpose for standing tall on that Soap Box is to convey the message of hope and the possibility that God might have a different purpose in mind and you would enjoy the opportunity to come along side and help them to see what God's purpose is for them. Every new relationship, task, motive, goal and plan carries with it a new purpose through which Father Son and Holy Spirit can transform other lives. It can transform purpose into passion to share and bring new hope and new purpose where there may be none. Purpose to transform the community into God's Kingdom.

That is where the Good News comes in. It is God who has determined that we should be redeemed, given a one way ticket off of 'forsaken'. It is God who gives us purpose, gives us the plan and shows us the way to get there. If we come with open hearts and open hands, if our purpose is to discern God's message of love and we ourselves delight in sharing this purpose and passionately strive to make it our own from beginning to end, the results can be a stunning and miraculous transformation of our world communities. God is faithful! God will bring all things together and create new life and new purpose.

Pray today that the Author of purpose will reveal to you what yours is. Rest in the blessed assurance that it will become clearer each day, it will become more and more passionate to you and that your life will be stunningly and miraculously transformed thru living it. Amen

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