November 2015

“For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting
life.”
God is madly in love with us
and we have the assurance
that nothing will ever separate
His love from us. Romans 8:39
NIV confirms “neither height nor
depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is
in Christ Jesus our Lord.” God’s
love for us is not conditioned
on our goodness or what we do
for him but His love for us is an
everlasting love. No matter how
far we go from Christ, His love
will always be there. He is married
to the backslider as mentioned
in Jeremiah 3:14, “Turn,
O backsliding children, saith the
LORD; for I am married unto
you: and I will take you one of a
city, and two of a family, and I will
bring you to Zion.” God’s love for
us is not based on what we do
or don’t do but his love is based
on his desire that none should
perish but that all will come into
repentance (2 Peter 3:9). We
are commanded by God to walk
in that same unconditional love
towards others. If we don’t, then
we are not considered his children.
Only those that love is born
of God (1 John 4:7).
You are Special to God
When you are important to
someone, you are special to
them. You are considered valuable
and treasured by that
person. Deuteronomy 7:6 shows
us how God sees us, “For thou
art an holy people unto the Lord
thy God: the Lord thy God hath
chosen thee to be a special
people unto himself, above all
people that are upon the face
of the earth.” It’s not about how
others view you but how God
sees you and in his eyes you are
special to Him. God cares about
you so much that he even know
the number of hairs on your
head (St. Matthew 10: 30, St.
Luke 12:7). You are priceless to
God. Not only are you special to
God, but you are also chosen by
him, “But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that
ye should shew forth the praises
of him who hath called you out
of darkness into his marvelous
light” - 1 Peter 2:9. You can hold
you head up high knowing that
you are part of royalty. You are
a child of the One True King,
Jesus Christ. Being a child of
God, you have special privileges
that the unsaved do you have.
When you understand who you
belong to, you begin to walk in
your purpose.
You have purpose in God
He knew you before you were
born “Before I formed thee in
the belly I knew thee; and before
thou camest forth out of the
womb I sanctified thee…” Jeremiah
1:5. You aren’t place in
this world just to live but to live
with a purpose. God has blessed
each and every person with a
purpose. It is up to you to seek
after God for him to reveal your
God given purpose. Most people
confuse talent with purpose. You
have a natural talent in an area,
but that does not mean that is
your God given purpose. Think
about it, what are you most passionate
about? If there were no
limitations what would you do
right now for the rest of your life?
There were areas of my life that
I struggled with and sometimes
are still a struggle. I wasn’t sure
why I seem to always deal with
these issues. I later realized that
the areas, in which you struggle
with the most, are usually the
areas of your ministry. My experience
going through became my
platform and because I was able
to go through, I am now able to
teach others. There is purpose
in your pain. Whatever you are
going through right now, there is
purpose for it. God is building you
up and creating a ministry within
you to bless others. You are on
the potter’s wheel so continue
to praise God as he molds and
makes you into the vessel that
he needs you to be. Don’t rush
the process, but rest assured
that “… all things God works for
the good of those who love him,
who have been called according
to his purpose” – Romans 8:28
NIV.
You are important to God
because you are loved by Him,
you are special to Him and you
have purpose within Him. God
has great and mighty things in
stored for you, but he first needs
your complete trust.
Proverbs 3:5-6 encourages us
to,
“Trust in the LORD with all thine
heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge him, and he
shall direct thy paths.”
When you trust God with your
life, you will begin to go places
and do things that you never
imagined. God wants to do “…
exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according
to the power that worketh in us,”
(Ephesians 3:20) but we must