He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed.
Reflections on My Holy Week Reading from My Utmost for His Highest
I competed my Holy Week devotional this morning and this one particular passage just struck me.
You see, I’ve come to understand that the Lord has given me a burden for PURPOSE:
I live on PURPOSE.
I thrive on PURPOSE.
I have a passion for PURPOSE.
I want to see others maximize God’s PURPOSE for their lives.
I don’t want my PURPOSE to go unfulfilled, etc.
If you talk to me for longer than 5 minutes, PURPOSE will probably work its way into the topic of our conversation.
William McDowell has a song that really expresses my heart’s sentiment regarding purpose. One lyric says something like:
“I want to live a life POURED OUT. I don’t want to get to heaven with a life on full.”
I so desire to get to heaven to hear ‘Well done my good and faithful servant,’ because I used EVERY gift and talent God gave me to serve Him, HERE IN THE EARTH!
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When I read this devotional, I had an “Aha moment” as I realized that Jesus provided our first example of a life lived ON PURPOSE.
The quote reads,
“The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus— He came to die; the Cross was His purpose in coming.”
The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus— He came to die; the Cross was His purpose in coming.
Just take a moment to meditate on that thing! 🙌🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾
Talk about PURPOSE!?!?!
Talk about FOCUS!?!?
Talk about pressing toward the mark for the cost of the HIGH CALLING!
MY GOD. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 That’s a story I’ve been hearing and reading since I was a little, little girl in children’s church, but THE WAY that revelation hit me today.
He is our PERFECT example of what LIVING ON PURPOSE is TRULY all about.
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Happy Resurrection Sunday y’all!
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