Well, I can't believe it has been over a year and a half since I have posted on this site! It seems in my life that there are seasons for all my different activities. That could just be an excuse for being lazy, but I would rather hope it is because there is something within me that wants my actions to count. So many times, we go through our days just filling time. We run here and there as circumstances would dictate. But how often do we say to the Lord, "What would you like me to do today?" It is He who has given you life and breath for each day and it is He to whom we give back that life. If we don't commit our days to Him and to His guidance, we can just go through them operating by rote, meaning, without much thinking or care, even mechanically. People who are depressed often perform in this manner and it helps them get through each day, however lifeless it may be. When you have the "Christ", who is Jesus, the Messiah, your days demand meaning. By the way, Christ is not Jesus's last name nor is it a name at all. It is a designation, meaning Anointed One, The Divine Son of God, the One sent by God to take away the sins of the whole world. We only need to Believe and Receive.
Colossians 3:23-24 tells us to "Do all things heartily as unto the Lord, knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ." It is actually more than receiving a reward, it is knowing you are part of a divine plan and purpose. This life is temporary no matter whom you have chosen to serve or how you have chosen to live it. We are all leaving this planet at some point in time. Our biggest purpose is to show the Love of God so that people will be drawn to it and come to the realization that God wants the world to come to the saving knowledge of Jesus. The Scripture says in Matthew chapter 5 to let our light shine; to let people see our good works. Why? So that God will be glorified. Our purpose as Believers is to point people to Christ.
There was a time in my life I did not realize my purpose. I cared about people and was touched by their suffering. As a teen, I would try and stand up for those being bullied and abused. There was something within me that caused that reaction. I didn't understand God had placed that within me by design. He was preparing me to bring Him glory. "There is none righteousness, no not one.", Romans 3:10. That care and compassion for others comes only from our Creator Himself. But if we don't understand that we can begin to take it to ourselves perhaps beginning to believe we are such a good person. We were made that way to point to the One who with the strongest compassion had the perfect plan and ultimate power to deliver the hurting, not just temporarily but eternally. We can share a smile, give a word, dry an eye, put a bandage on a wound, but we cannot ultimately heal, deliver or save a soul. It is the power of the Love of God, through the Sacrifice of His Only Begotton Son on the Cross and the Resurrection of that Son, Jesus, from the grave that offers the permanent solution for man's suffering.
I said all that to say, that I want my life to point to Christ. I want my actions to cause people to know I live for Jesus and His Spirit within me is what touches them and draws them. I remember three years after I received Jesus as my Savior, my beautiful sister said, "If what my sister has is real, I want it." That is the impact I want to have as I walk through this life.
So, whether I am posting a video on my YouTube channel, sharing a blog post, speaking to someone out in public, singing a song I have written, I want people to be drawn to something below the surface of my outward being. I want them to say, "What is it that I am feeling, sensing?" I want them to ask as opportunity arises, "What is it about you?"
"...but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect," 1 Peter 3:15
Let's continue to walk each other home, living our lives with purpose and bringing as many with us as we are able by the Love of God in and through us! God bless and strengthen you all as you endeavor to live your life with purpose in these last days.
