THERE
FOR A PURPOSE
Memorise
And
we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Read
2 Kings 5:1-4
5:1 Now
Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his
master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto
Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
5:2 And the
Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land
of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
5:3 And she
said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
5:4 And one
went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the
land of Israel.
MESSAGE
Known unto God are all His works from the
foundation of the world (Acts 15:18). One of the arguments some philosophers
put up for the existence of God is that, the Cause of all things must be a
rational and intelligent being because to everything the Cause caused to be, is
a purpose given. This so-called Cause is God and there is nothing He created
that has no purpose. Whatever God permits to come to you or to come your way
has a purpose. There is a purpose behind you being an African, European, Asian
or American. Far beyond the superficial things you may be looking for in that
your exalted position in that organisation, God may have something in mind for
you to accomplish. Maybe you got sponsored and supported to occupy a political
office or maybe you are in government, have you found out why He opened that
door to you, or are you busy seeking mundane things for yourself like the
ungodly and unpatriotic ones?
In some cases, God’s purpose might bring you into
an unpleasant or undesirable situation, just like the young girl in today’s
Bible reading. She was taken captive from her native land in Samaria to the far
and strange land of Syria. However, see what great effect the quiet little
counsel she gave her mistress had in the life of the great but leprous
commander of the Syrian army, and by extension the entire nation of Syria.
Beyond the healing of her master, she projected the God of her fathers among
the heathen, so that He might be feared and honoured. It is a pity that some
Christians today do things that bring shame and reproach to the name of God.
Such people misrepresent God through their compromising acts among sinners.
Hear what the little girl said in 2 Kings 5:3:
“And
she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.”
It was just this one-minute piece of information
God was waiting for to orchestrate a chain of events that would culminate in
His name being glorified among the heathen. From this story, we also learn why
it is good to be nice and kind to those who are around us, even servants,
housemaids, gardeners, drivers etc. Some bosses despise and treat their
subordinates inhumanely. Some housemaids, drivers and workers are treated as
though they are not human beings (Colossians 4:1). If Naaman and his wife had
been maltreating this maid, she probably would not have given them the counsel
that led to the removal of their shame and reproach.
Action
Point:
Objectively identify what exactly you are living
for.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
1 Chronicles 13:1-16:7
Proverbs 28:2-13
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