What is your purpose?
Why did God make you?
Welcome to a gracedigital production.
In this video, we will cover
the purpose of why we were made.
Salvation gives a wonderful destiny
on every single person that has been redeemed.
We have been redeemed as priests and kings
and God's plan for us
is that we reign on the earth.
Romans 8:29-30. Tells us
"For those God foreknew, he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of his son
that he might be the firstborn among
many brothers and sisters.
And those he predestined, he also called;
those he called , he also justified;
those he justified, he also glorified.
We have also been called unto glory
and virtue.
2 Peter 1:3. Tells us;
His divine power has given us everything
we need for a Godly life.
Through our knowledge of him who called us
by his own glory and goodness.
To find the reason God made you,
you will need to find God's vision for your life.
A true vision is the unfolding of a divine plan
and purpose.
Every single person is created
to fulfill a particular purpose on earth.
Jut as a manufacturer releases a product
in order to fulfill a need.
A discovery of the purpose for which you have been created
is called vision.
A vision is unfolding of a divine plan
as it relates to a person,
a group
or an organization.
God revealed his purpose for creating prophet Jeremiah;
"Before I formed thee in the belly
I knew thee;
and before thou camest forth out of the womb
I sanctified thee,
and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
Jeremiah 1:5.
God had a purpose for apostle Paul.
"But when it pleased God,
who separated me from my mother's womb
and called me by his grace
to reveal his son in me
that I might preach among the heathen."
Galatians 1:15-16.
The reason Paul was created was to preach to the heathen
and the lost.
You also have a purpose for being here on earth.
Vision is knowing what you're here on earth for.
And it is vital that you discover
what that vision is for your life.
As it puts an end to a life of struggle.
The word "Vision" has been so greatly misunderstood today
in the church, that virtually every dream of the night
is mistaken for a vision.
The subject of vision
is very vital for a life of successful living.
The word of God tells us,
"Where there's no vision, the people perish."
For us not to perish
we need a vision.
The word perish here
does not mean to die physically.
It means to be stripped of honor and dignity.
We can conclude therefore
that vision is a pathway to honor
and dignity.
Come with me through these pages of this book,
as we explore this great asset called vision.
One word that comes to mind
with the appearance of a visionary is
warriors.
They have their faces set before them,
their eyes are fixed on a particular target in the future,
they do not turn turn to the right nor to the left.
Pestilence cannot hold them.
They are people on a mission.
You need to know God.
And the vision he has for you.
When you know God,
you lay hold on strength.
And when you have strength,
you do exploits.
One of the most unpleasant occurrences
that you witness in life,
is seeing believers not reaching their great
and extraordinary status in Jesus.
The reason for this problem
is ignorance.
"My people are destroyed by the lack of knowledge
because thou has rejected knowledge".
Vision means "To see".
In our context
it means to see far ahead.
Every single believer has been ordained
to carry out a particular function.
As we're all members of the same body.
The body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:27.
"Now ye are the body of Christ
and members in particular".
God has called everyone of us
into full time ministry.
You may think to yourself
that only pastors on the pulpits in the church
are in full time ministry.
That is wrong my dear brothers and sisters.
You don't need to work in the church
to be qualified as a full time minister.
We are all part of the body of Christ,
Each one one of us has a function to carry out.
As a member of the body,
you are a steward of a particular function.
God expects you to carry out this very mission.
This is a ministry,
it is a stewardship,
it is not limited to the pulpit.
A real ministry is occupying your position
as assigned by God.
You have never come across a body
which is just one legged
or which is one big eye.
That is impossible.
A body is made up of different members,
every member has a particular function.
And they all work together to the building of that body.
Every single person assigned to carry out a divine task
is a minister.
Gideon was not called to preach
but to deliver his people from Israel.
Abraham was called to be established as an institution
through which the families of earth would be blessed.
You have a purpose.
You have a divine assignment.
A discovery of this function
is what is called vision.
Vision is divine insight into God's plan for you.
The pursuit of this vision
is what we call a ministry.
It therefore
goes that
"No vision,
no ministry".
You have a ministry
you are a minister.
And it is your duty to discover what your ministry is.
Vision is very important in a believer's life.
This shows the importance of vision
as it ends the struggles of life.
When you don't discover God's plan
you'll keep on struggling.
This is because God only enables you to perform in the area.
God has designed you to serve.
When you find out what capacity that is,
it would give you stability in your life.
You know where you're heading.
Yo have a goal.
Aim for it with a strong purposeful stride,
not as one beating the air.
Your attitude changes.
Your vision prevents you from going anywhere
you feel like going to,
or following the trends.
One of the advantages of vision is self discipline.
A vision gives you a different focus.
A vision gives you the mindset of a warrior
on a divine mission.
I must also note
that it is important for everyone of us
not to mistake natural qualities for vision.
God places us in our ministries by his grace
and his election.
It is not by our expertise.
Let's get that straight brothers and sisters.
When God wanted to free his people out of Egypt,
who did he choose?
You and I would have chosen a well spoken individual
but God shows a stammerer
in the person of Moses.
God does this to show the world his glory.
Remember, the vision of your life
is for the glory of God.
"For ye see your calling, brethren.
How that not many wise men after the flesh.
Not many mighty,
not many noble are called.
But God hath chosen the foolish things
of the world to confound the wise,
and God hath chosen the weak things of the world
to confound the things which are mighty.
And base things of the world,
and things which are despised, hath God chosen,
yea,
and things which are not,
to bring to nought things that are.
That no flesh should glory in his presence.
Corinthians 1:26-29.
Your natural talent cannot qualify you
for divine task.
Divine assignments require divine resources.
You will need divine strength,
and divine strength can only be made perfect in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9
says,
"My strength is made perfect in weakness"
Never you think that your eloquence
or quality educational background
is a reason why God has called you
into a preaching ministry.
If natural qualifications were to be considered
even we at Grace Digital Network
would not be a candidate for a preaching ministry.
But God made the difference.
A vision can be oral,
pictorial,
or both.
Either way the vision comes,
it's a spiritual language
through which God transmits his plans
to chosen vessels.
A dream is not a vision.
But a vision can be communicated with you
according to your level of comprehension.
It might be through words or images.
Images however,
ease comprehensions.
Until words are converted into images
and one can truly say
"I see",
"I see"
there's no full comprehension.
Images give you what you fix your eyes upon.
This is especially invaluable in moments of discouragement.
During such moments, you can switch your mind
back to the images you received in the vision
and you're encouraged.
You're created to serve God's kingdom,
the bible unfolds in limited realms of glory
that God has reserved for his people.
In Deuteronomy 28:1-13,
Much more important to know it,
is a secret for accessing it.
Which is revealed in verse 1.
"And it shall come to pass,
if thou shalt hearken diligently
unto the voice of the Lord
thy God,
to observe and to do all his commandments
which I command thee this day,
that the Lord thy God will set thee
on high above all nations of the earth".
You need to see the vision that God has for you
please join us in our closing prayer.
God,
we thank you
and we come before you
with grateful hearts
for the tremendous talents within everyone on this channel
However,
it is easy to depend on our gifts
to bring our cherished success
and we sometimes lose sight of why we were so richly blessed
in the first place.
Forgive us when we fail to heed your calling in our lives.
Despite our forgetful nature, you still love us dearly.
Bring us a renewed vision of ourselves
from your perspective.
Help us to embrace your love
so that we may share it with others.
Guide us as we make choices
to act in loving ways towards ourselves and others.
Modeling community,
self care
and wellness
rather than selfishness, greed and isolation.
Grant us a renewed vision as we seek you in your word.
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you'd like us to delve into.
Shalom.