"My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is very good again today!
Predestined Purpose
Now the Lord says, who
formed Me from the womb to be His Servant… —Isaiah 49:5
The first thing that happens after we recognize our election by
God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our preconceived ideas, our
narrow-minded thinking, and all of our other allegiances— we are turned solely
into servants of God’s own purpose. The entire human race was created to glorify
God and to enjoy Him forever. Sin has diverted the human race onto another
course, but it has not altered God’s purpose to the slightest degree. And when
we are born again we are brought into the realization of God’s great purpose
for the human race, namely, that He created us for Himself. This realization of
our election by God is the most joyful on earth, and we must learn to rely on
this tremendous creative purpose of God. The first thing God will do is force
the interests of the whole world through the channel of our hearts. The love of
God, and even His very nature, is introduced into us. And we see the nature of
Almighty God purely focused in John 3:16— “For God so loved the world….”
We must continually keep our soul open to the fact of God’s
creative purpose, and never confuse or cloud it with our own intentions. If we
do, God will have to force our intentions aside no matter how much it may hurt.
A missionary is created for the purpose of being God’s servant, one in whom God
is glorified. Once we realize that it is through the salvation of Jesus Christ
that we are made perfectly fit for the purpose of God, we will understand why
Jesus Christ is so strict and relentless in His demands. He demands absolute
righteousness from His servants, because He has put into them the very nature
of God.
Beware lest you forget God’s purpose for your life.
AMEN! God's plans and purposes for your life are EXTRAORDINARY! Don't miss them by NOT being in the right pace at the right time! Keep a humble heart before God, which means to receive ALL that JESUS lived, died, and rose again for YOU to have and operate in! Here is Hillsong with "I Surrender":
Shalom in Him!
