P U R P O S E

Acts 13:36

Do you ever wonder about what God's purpose for you might be?  Have you ever contemplated why God would have you born in this generation and not a hundred years earlier, or later?  How will our great-grandchildren see our lives long after we've died?

In the Acts of the Apostles at chapter 13 and verse 36, the Apostle Paul says, “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers, and underwent decay;” 

Paul, many generations after King David had died, says of him that he served the purpose of God in his own generation.  What a marvelous legacy!  How great would that be for you and me, to know that we had served God's purpose in our own generation.  How do we approach such matters?  What shall we do to insure our success in this pursuit?

Let's do as David did and give ourselves fully to seeking God's face and to serving Him only.  Let's give the very best of all that we are and all we have to loving God.  Then as we sleep with our fathers, we shall have confidence that our descendents will look upon us as having served the purpose of God in our own generation.

As you pray today, ask the Lord to show you His purpose for you in this generation.  Ask Him further for the power and wisdom to carry it out.

Bible Reading Plan:
Mark 2:18-28
Psalms 78:1-39
Joshua 15-17