What's the purpose of your life?
Acts 13:36-37 (NIV)
For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
There can be no greater testimony to a life well lived than this statement found in the book of Acts. Our days are like currency, precious coins kept in the purse of our existence. Our days, as with natural wealth, can be numbered in amount, though no man knows the amount each of us have left but God. When the coins (days) of our life are spent, they are spent – and there are no refunds. This sobering thought should motivate us to live with cause and passion. What is important is not to fear them being spent, but rather make sure we are investing each one of them wisely. When they are spent it is what was purchased or accomplished with them that determines their true worth or success. Let this motivate us all to spend them well.
Believers should not fear death because Christ has beaten it. Rather, death should inspire and motivate us to live our lives well and on purpose. Many people spend their lives living for purposes that have no benefit to anyone outside of themselves, and that carry no eternal significance or reward. In this life they may seem to have so much, but in the life to come they could find themselves bankrupt.
Mark 8:36
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
As followers of Jesus we have chosen something far better than living for riches, we have chosen to spend the currency of our days as David did, for the purposes of our God. As we daily do this we ever release the kingdom of God, changing people's lives for the better, and at the same time we get to live a life that is worth living.
Live on purpose – don't drift around like a boat on the ocean without an anchor, but walk with bold steps of divine purpose today. Live for Jesus and the advancement of His kingdom on the earth.
Live on purpose today, Champion.
Andy
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