Read Matthew 10:17-20; John 10:10
Perhaps the biggest cause of delinquency and trouble is a sense of purposelessness. When people are idle and have no reason to exist they naturally become pleasure seeking, excitement seeking missiles. Such seeking inevitably causes trouble and mayhem for the wider community. Youths without purpose roam the streets each weekend, fuelled with alcohol and drugs deluded into thinking that they‟ve had a great time. Hooligans break shop windows and spray paint public buildings because they are bored and aimless. Others sit idly in pubs and clubs drinking their lives away.
As a Christian, my dear brother and sister, do you know your purpose? Does your life have a defined and spelt out goal? Do you have a reason for waking up each day and living to the max (See John 10:10)?
As Jesus sent the disciples out like sheep among wolves to spread the good news, He gave them this charge:
But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
In the midst of an antagonistic and hostile world, the disciples were to be a mouthpiece for God the Father. God the Father would speak through them so that the gospel will be proclaimed to all nations.
Can you see a reflection of your own purpose here? More than ever the world needs Christians to be the mouthpiece (and the hands, feet, ears and eyes) of God. You are God‟s ambassador. You are God‟s messenger. You are a new creation with an eternal purpose. Live it each day!!
Commit to asking God each and every morning to show you what His purpose and plan for your life today is.
Prayer:
Give thanks for the faithful preaching of God‟s Word.
Ask God to continue to teach and reveal His truths to His people.
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