Is God's Purpose My Purpose?- January 4, 2026

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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10
"The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." - Colossians 1:16-17
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations." - Jeremiah 1:5
Because of God, my life has profound purpose and significance!
Because of God, my life has infinite value and worth!
Because of God, my life has unlimited power and potential!
1. What do you think is the purpose of my career?
2. What do you think is the purpose of life?
Purpose begins with a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The humanistic worldview:
1.Man is at the center of the world.
2. The humanistic worldview says that my career is most important.
Gaining an eternal perspective:
1. It all starts with God.
Bertrand Russell, atheist, states “that unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.
Job 12:10 (TEV) says, “It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone’s life is in his power.”
2. You are not an accident.
Isaiah 44:2a says, “I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born.”

Psalms 139:15 (msg) “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.”
Psalm 135:16 (NLT), “You saw me before I was born.Every day of my life was recorded in your book.Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.”
Acts 17:26 (NIV), says “From one places where they should live.” Nothing in your life is arbitrary. It’s all for a purpose.
3. What drives your life?
1 John 4:18 (Msg) says, “Well formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life - fear of death, fear of judgment - is one not yet fully formed in love.”
Rick Warren says in his book:
Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.
Knowing your purpose simplifies your life.
It also focuses and motivates your life.
Romans 14:10,12 (NLT) says, “Remember, each of us will stand personally before the judgment seat of God… Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to God.”