Living life on purpose
By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” - NIV
Jesus was just starting His public ministry. Given the scroll to read, the portion he read came from the book of Isaiah. It wasn’t coincidental reading. It was the description of His mission on earth. And immediately after the reading, He declared it was being fulfilled right before their eyes. And so began the mission of Christ on earth for three years. And when it was done, He told His Father that He had accomplished the work and was ready for the glory (John 17:4-5).
Everyone of us is on a divine mission given by our Creator. We are not accidents in this world, according to God. We can only find true meaning and purpose to our lives from God our Maker. Unfortunately, many look everywhere else apart from God in search of purpose to life. That’s futile. Jesus got His from God when He stated He was only doing what He was sent to do by God (John 5:19). In the text above, He got His mission from the scriptures. We can’t do less.
I pray you don’t go through life without getting your purpose of existence, your mission in life. Don’t live aimlessly. The devil through deception of worldly pleasure, fame and temporary wealth has diverted so many from their God ordained mission in life. At the end of it all, anything we do outside God’s plan for our lives leaves us empty, unfulfilled and lost, whatever we may gain in this world! You are here for a purpose! Find it and live it!
Jeremiah 1:4-5 "The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Shalom children of God.