Saturday 30 September 2023

Created for a purpose !

Galatians 1:15 – But God in his grace chose me before I was even born and called me to serve him. (BFC)

My beloved, if Paul could say this, if Isaiah could say the same thing (Isaiah 49.1), or even Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1.5) and David (Psalms 139.16)... that means that it is the same for you and me !

The Lord has made everything for a purpose, Proverb 16.4 tells us. You were designed for a specific purpose. It doesn't matter whether you were wanted or not by your biological parents, you were wanted by the Heavenly Father. He already knew what He wanted to do with you before you existed ; Is He not the One who calls things that are not as though they were (Romans 4:17).

The question that arises is : “If this is the case, why all these disappointments ? Why have we come close to death several times ? Why is “life” so hard on us ?".

If the Lord has chosen us for a specific purpose, and this is the case, He wants to train us, and let us recognize that He watches over us as over the apple of His eye ! All these difficulties have only one goal, to make us capable of loving! Loving God and our neighbor. Every suffering, every trial, every failure prepares you to be “the hand” of God in the service of others. Have you experienced rejection ? After having consoled you, the Lord will make you the instrument of his consolation for the rejected. Have you experienced injustice ? God will make you the defender of the oppressed ! Have you experienced divorce, abandonment, illness, "free fall", violence, depression... God will make you the specialist in this area to show his grace to those who are going through the same difficulties than you !

My beloved, we were not born to miss out on our destiny. The devil has lied to us too much with his “you’re worthless”, “you’re useless”, don’t you think ? Even if you are experiencing failure, whatever it may be, now is the right time to get back up ! Let us not let all this training potential be lost, let us return to our Father with all our heart and become his “outstretched hand” for this “poor” humanity !

Good thinking, with all my compassion.

Pastor Claudy

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