Day 33

This is the last of the two-part messages.  

We saw that a common message to each of the seven churches is the clear assertion that Jesus knows all there is to know about each of the churches. Early in each “letter” is a statement like, “I know your works.” Jesus not only knows everything we do; He knows what we can become. He wants each church to become all that it can be. He wants each church to live according to His design. 

If He knows the churches intimately, then He also knows the individuals in those churches. God has a design and a purpose for every person’s life. He told Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart (Jer 1:5, NIV).” If God had a unique design for Jeremiah and for John, and a unique purpose for each of the seven churches, there can be little doubt that He has a unique design for each one of us. But unlike Jeremiah and John, God’s design for our temperament and spiritual purpose is not always plain. 

How is it with you? Do you understand God’s purpose and design for you? If so, are you living by it, or have you been distracted from it by the cares of this life? 

Submit to God’s purpose for your life. Why should God reveal His purpose to you if you have no intention of following it? To paraphrase something Jesus said, “If you are willing to do His will, you will know. . .” John 7:17. Seek His purpose through prayer and study and as it becomes clearer to you, put it immediately into practice. I still have copies of Philip Yancy’s book on Prayer available – Free and without obligation. The best book on prayer you will ever read.

Regards Ross.