Saturday, August 9, 2008

But.. I've just landed.

I have just come out a season, and "immediately" getting into another one. But I've just landed in this "place". Can't I rest for a bit? I went to a fellowship on campus two days ago and during the ministry of the Word, my heart was pounding as the Holy Spirit was reminding me through the preacher about what He had told me years back. I felt like saying to Him "But can't I rest? I've just left this other 'place' "?

God predestined us to accomplish a task. And no matter what we go through, His intentions is to direct us back to that task that He had in mind for us.
God is a God of purpose.
In Galatians 1:13-16 (The Message Bible, the Apostle Paul says:

"I'm sure that you've heard the story of my earlier life when I lived in the Jewish way. In those days I went all out in persecuting God's church. I was systematically destroying it. I was so enthusiastic about the traditions of my ancestors that I advanced head and shoulders above my peers in my career. EVEN THEN God had DESIGNS ON ME. Why, when I WAS STILL IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB HE CHOSE AND CALLED ME OUT out of sheer generosity! Now he has INTERVENED and revealed his Son to me so that I might joyfully tell non-Jews about him." (emphasis mine).

God had set apart Paul from his mother's womb. He had designs on Paul's life and intervened to bring him to the path of joyfully telling non-Jews about the Son of God.
Whatever you are going through, God is not only making it work out for your good but He is wanting to actively direct you in the path that He predestined for you to walk in.
I am going home this coming weekend for my sister's wedding. When I get back, I have to carry on accomplishing this study "task" that I started.
I'll end with this: God had a presdestined assignment for Jonah to carry out. He ran away from his task and yet God pursued him to get him back into his path.
God has given a choice to be participators in His purposes and not spectators. He won't force us but He longs for us to be on His team.

Yes.. I have just landed, in order to finish what I was originally meant to do.

Ephesians 1:4 (The Message) "Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he HAD US IN MIND, had settled on us as the focus of his love" (emphasis mine).

Jeremiah 1:5 (The Message)
"BEFORE I shaped you in the womb,
I knew all about you.
Before you saw the light of day,
I had holy plans for you:
A prophet to the nations—
THAT'S WHAT I HAD IN MIND FOR YOU." (emphasis mine)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Feels like you're talking to MOI. Gotta keep pressing on. (You know my sentiments on this one....Ah you have 'cooked' me). Xoxo