Friday February 24th, 2023
Meditate: Acts 13:2 GNT
« While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them”. »
Meditate on: Acts 9:1-6 NKJV
1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”
Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Understand:
Our God is a God of purpose, and everything He does fits into a grand purpose He has at the back of His mind.
For this reason, He has both a general and a specific purpose for the life of everyone who becomes adopted into His family by being born again (Ephesians 1:5 & 11).
Purpose is used here to mean the reason for which a thing is done or created, or the reason why something exist.
According to the word of God, we are born again for the general purpose of manifesting and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ to all the nations of the world.
We are also born again for a specific purpose that is revealed to each of us in the course of time (2 Timothy 1:9, Acts 26:16).
It is also true that we are saved for the purpose of worship and service.
While it is great to have and discover one’s purpose, it is much more important to have the ability and resources to fulfill this purpose.
Every human being seems to have some awareness of their abilities and limitations. When a person has the ability to undertake an assignment, he or she will respond to the assignment with confidence, but when confronted with a purpose that is beyond our capability, our natural response is fear and anxiety.
Truthfully, God’s purpose for us will always be beyond what our own abilities can handle.
However, we need not be discouraged by our inadequacies and personal weakness because our weakness is not an obstacle before God.
He can accomplish His purpose, “whether with many, or with them that have no power:” (2 Chronicles 14:11).
God’s purpose will be accomplished in any situation regardless of personal weakness or limitations.
He has chosen to work in this manner because He does not want anyone to glory in His presence, nor does He share His glory with anybody (1 Corinthians 1:27-29, Isaiah 42:8).
He therefore specializes in using physically weak and inadequate people to confound and dispossess giants, formidable enemies and great armies.
He used young David, a first-timer at the war front, to overcome Goliath, the enormous champion of the Philistine army (1 Samuel 17).
He used four unarmed leprous men to put to flight the whole Syrian army which had besieged Samaria for months (2 Kings 7:3-11).
He also used ordinary people to dispossess the giant occupants of Canaan of their land (Deuteronomy 3:12-13).
All these examples were made possible because God’s purpose is always carried out by the power of His Spirit, and this power is made perfect in human weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).
The power of God will work through you to accomplish the purpose of God in this generation in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer point: Father, please use me to accomplish great things in this generation in Jesus’ Name.
Author : Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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