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
