The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the
devil.
— 1
JOHN 3:8B (NRSV)
Our purpose, here on Earth, is to support
the purpose for which the Son was revealed: to destroy the works of evil. We
are God-anointed, God-planted, God-appointed, God-granted:
God-anointed — God-planted,
God-appointed —
God-granted,
There’s a role, an
occasion, a season,
There’s a purpose, and always a reason.
Let’s not doubt our meaning for being
here.
Each of us is anointed, planted, appointed,
and granted daily:
þ
Anointed to do what God has
purposed we do.
þ
Planted
right where we are — for a reason.
þ
Appointed to life/our lives — to an
occasion.
þ Granted a role in the building of
God’s Kingdom.
***
Anointed
We are anointed to do all we can do – or,
more to the point, all that nobody else can do but us. Although God doesn’t
need us human beings, he has chosen us for a purpose. We will never know our
purpose until we search for it. The purpose of our lives is to find our purpose
and to do what we, of ourselves, are anointed to do; as was predestined from
the beginning. We are not anointed for one thing, but to many things.
Planted
We, whether we like it or despise it, have
been planted in our lives for a reason. It’s understandable that some of us
hate our lives; we detest what we’ve been through, and we may even dislike who
we are.
But we, with the knowledge of God, have
everything we need to put things straight, and to work from where we are, satisfied and content, for the Kingdom of God.
The purpose being, there is no other purpose that makes sense, because we are
where we are – and nothing will change that fact.
Appointed
We have been appointed to an occasion – the
present moment.
Every moment is an occasion of eternal
significance, even though just about every occasion has no significance apart
from eternity. As in taking up a position, we have been appointed by God to the day.
It is up to us to make the most of it.
Granted
We have been granted a role in the building
up of the Kingdom; in the building up of solitary beings; and, in the support
of teams and groups we have natural allegiances with.
***
Being anointed, planted, appointed, and
granted is sufficient to spark joy and every sense of hopefulness from within
us. Life is rich with meaning when we understand these concepts. We may never
believe the depth of that purpose until we realise we are anointed to, planted
in, appointed for, and granted life.
© 2013 S. J. Wickham.
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