Above all, it is a good thing to follow after the purpose of God. This is because we might have many plans, but only God’s plan will prevail. The Bible says it like this “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” The Hebrew word for the word purpose, as used in this scripture, is Yaats which means counsel, or plan. The verse is basically saying that even though men might have many plans, it is the will, purpose or intention of God that will stand.
We usually hear people asking “what is your purpose?”, or, “God called you for a purpose,” but what does it really mean to be called into purpose? As we consider this scripture found in Proverbs, we must begin to think of purpose not in our terms but in Gods terms.
When Jesus marched to the cross He felt the weight of sin and the battering of evil men. Jesus could have purposed in His heart to quit and ease the pain. Yet Jesus allowed the purpose of God to prevail, to the point where He said “Not my will but Yours be done.” Jesus was saying here “Father, let your purpose take preeminence over mine.” Jesus also taught us to pray in this manner “Thy will be done.” This is a perfect example for us as we walk with God. We must submit our purpose to His, and give way for His will to be done.
God's Will Is To Make You More Like Him
God’s will is to make us into a perfect man/woman. When Adam sinned he lost the position of a perfect man. Nonetheless, Jesus Christ came to reinstate us into that perfect position. This is proven by the scripture found in Ephesians 4:13 that says;
Until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Here Paul got the revelation that God wants to make us more like His son Jesus Christ. For this to happen, we must be processed in the furnace of God. We can liken this to the way a goldsmith melts his gold to purify it and to form it into His masterpiece. God wants to make us into His masterpiece.
satan Wants To Keep Us Away From The Purpose of God
What a wonderful thing to know that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Not even satan with all the fallen angels and every demon combined, are not able to keep us away from God’s will, so long as we follow after it.
The Bible says that satan is our enemy who wants to kill, steal and destroy us. Yet God wants to give us His abundant life. The good news for us is that God’s will is final and nothing can go against it. Yet, we also have a will and a choice. We must use our free will to chose God and follow Him. When we do not do this we give the enemy entrance to destroy us. This means that we must keep the enemy out of our lives by choosing to align our will with God’s.
20 BIBLE VERSES THAT WILL HELP YOU GROW IN PURPOSE
There are Bible verses that will help us to stay focussed in the direction of God. The truth is that the entire Bible is purposed by God to allow this to happen. In this blog post I want to share with you some of the most life changing scriptures that will align and keep us in the purpose of our Great God.
May they bless you to continue to press, and may you be encouraged to go the last mile of the way. Let’s delve in.
1. "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
2. "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
3. "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
4. "I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
5. "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."
6. "Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails."
7. "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."
8. "The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands."
9. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
10. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
11. "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
12. "He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
13. "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
14. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
15 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
16. "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen."
17. "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."
18. "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."
19. "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
20. "everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."
Conclusion
The following Bible verses will keep you in line with the purpose of God. God’s purpose is to make us more like Him and this is the most important thing in God’s economy. He wants to reinstate us to the perfect position as in the beginning. May we open up our hearts and receive Him and may we make way for the change of God that makes us more like Him.
God bless you.
