Purpose defines one’s perspective of existence. John 15:13’s “Greater love has no one than this, that someone would lay down his life for a friend” is even perceived as basic in the light of Eternal Glory (i.e. Agape Love). Giving everything is reasonable, if not minimum, when faced with the realization of what He has given.
We are the Voice crying out in the Wilderness. Just as the Prophet Isaiah spoke of John the Baptist being that voice (Isaiah 40:3), so too he spoke of us, the Church. And you think that your pain and hurt are without reason? Matthew 3:4 says: “Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.” In the same way, the anguish and hardship you bear in equally as important to His coming as your passion and zeal is. It is an amplifier for our given purpose towards the Coming Glory.
And please understand me, when I speak of “His coming” and “making a way”, I speak not just of the Rapture and His descent from Heaven as spoken of in Revelation; I also refer to making a way for Christ to come to hearts now. I point towards the lives you currently live and the ministry you are walking in today.
You were born to be lighthouses to the raging sea of humanity. And we live in hope that we might pass on to be among the sea of glass (Revelation 15:2) before the Lamb who sits on the Throne. To reflect His Light forevermore as we finally gaze into His Face.
You were created as ambassadors of the Almighty, speaking with the tongues of One far greater. You are servants. You are children.
You have a divine purpose to live out. Matthew 22:14 (ESV) says, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Stepping into your purpose qualifies you to be chosen and continuously choosing His plan for your life sanctioned you for intimacy with your Creator. We live in this purpose through the simple, yet profound declaration made by John the Baptist in John 3:4 (ESV):
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
