With Easter and the anniversary of my sister in laws death approaching. I find myself thinking about death and the resurrection of Jesus. Everyone has a purpose in life, so…as a follower of Jesus what is my purpose? I have heard it said that the greatest purpose for man is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.
Jesus himself had a purpose. Jesus became sin, so we could be forgiven and find righteousness in God. We were Jesus purpose. When Jesus was born, he was born for a purpose to save us from our sins. The bible says that when a sinner repents heaven rejoices. It also says that the Lord rewards good works and there is joy in hearing him say, "Well done thy good and faithful servant. Jesus knew the pain and suffering that he was about to go through, yet he anticipated the joy that would happen as each person repented and came to know him. I am sure he also looked forward to the joy that would follow every good deed done by those that loved him. The bible says that "We loved God because he first loved us."
Ephesians 2: 10 says, " For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Isn’t it interesting to know that God has even planned our good works. We are able to bring God joy. What an amazing Savior we serve. To know that even as sinners he has given us the ability to bring him joy. He rejoices and experiences joy as we respond to him in repentance, love and good works that bring him glory. Our purpose in life is to bring our Lord joy. So during this Easter season and every day to come. I encourage you to give Jesus the gift of joy, he is looking forward to it. That is our purpose in life.
