That you are here-that life exists and identity. That the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.
What verse will you contribute?
You were created with a desire for purpose. You have been given a unique contribution to offer to the world. You have something to contribute that lasts beyond your own life. Do you know what that is? How do you discover it?
King David of ancient Israel said,
“I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” And, “All the days ordained for me were written in Your book, before one of them came to be.”
You are a work of art, and God’s masterpiece. All your days were written in His book, before one of them came to be. God wants you to discover the purpose for which He made you, that you can live all your days. But how do you do that? God revealed His purpose for Moses in the encounter with the burning bush.
You need to learn to hear His voice. He will reveal to you your purpose through His word. Now I don’t mean hear His audible voice. The apostle Peter in the Bible said he had heard the audible voice of God, but that we have the word made more sure. He said it was the Scriptures, what we call the Bible. We need to commit to know His written word, and as we learn to obey it, He will reveal His will and purpose for our life.
We learn to hear His word and take steps to act upon it, and as we are faithful in what He shows us, He then gives us more. It’s a step by step process. We will discover how He has shaped us to fulfill His purpose for our life. We will see how He has given us spiritual gifts, and also how He will use our heart’s desires, our abilities, personality, and life experience to offer our unique contribution to the world.
The first step is to receive the word of Jesus and begin a personal relationship with Him. His purpose was to come as a human being to reveal God to us, and offer Himself as the sacrifice for our sins, to reconcile us to God. We do that by repenting, which mean to change our mind, and receiving Him into our life.