Purpose. John 6:38 "For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day."
I read something interesting in my devotional book today and I wanted to share my thoughts. It's Christmas Eve, the eve of the holiday when we celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. He came to our earth as a tiny baby, born to a poor family, in what could be considered one of the worst birthing rooms ever. But he did it because he loves us. He did it because God wanted to save us, and the son was acting on the father's will.
So here's the thing: God's will is good and perfect. That is stated all throughout the Bible. We need to realize that it was God's will for Jesus to do everything he did. In the verses in the title of this post Jesus made it very clear that he was only doing what God had sent him to do. Everything worked together for God's ultimate purpose in it all.
Jesus grew up in poverty. He experienced the normal pains in life. He had to watch others suffer, even in his own family. He went through puberty. Growing pains? probably. Difficult life? You can count on it. It must have been so hard to endure the public ridicule. Even his own family thought he was crazy at times. And finally, being crucified.
But there was purpose. Purpose produces hope. And hope is alive.
God's will is perfect. This holds true for Jesus, for your life, and even my life.
I honestly believe there is a purpose for the days I was so depressed that my body could barely move. That there is a purpose for the nights I cried wondering why God hadn't stepped in and fixed things. There is a purpose for that day, after three days of hardcore interceding for the tiny baby in my sister's womb, when I found out we would never meet. I yelled at God "F*ck you, you're a tyrant and you don't care." There have been so many events and incidents in my life that hurt and just don't make sense.
But there was a purpose. Purpose produces hope. And hope is alive.
God knew what he was doing through it all, I just have to find out. God has changed me through it, and because of that I'm going to change the world.