Divine Purpose

     Maybe it is just me, but it seems that very few of God's people ever gain a sense of divine purpose.  They may know God saved them, but never know why.  They lack understanding of divine purpose.  The Bible says that in all our getting, we should get wisdom and understanding.  Understanding is when you know "why".   If you never know why, you lack understanding and the same Bible says that when your understanding is darkened, you are alienated from the life of God.  In addition to not knowing the "why" of things, because of religious deception, we often come up with the wrong "why" and then the way back to the life of God becomes even more difficult.

      As to the matter of salvation there are a lot of "whys" that have been presented that are not  quite on target.  Such understandings might include thinking God saved us because He wanted to rescue us from hell, or our wretched life, or maybe because He just felt sorry for us.  Some even seem to think that it was God that got lucky and found them, like a great treasure they deem themselves to be.  Truth?  God saved you because He chose you for Himself.  You didn't choose Him.  Truth?  God saved you so He could give you the Holy Ghost.  Isn't amazing how many miss that little gem?   Most people in the work of the church, including pastors specialize in leading people to salvation, but never telling them "why".  The result is a house full of empty vessels.  The Bible says we were made to "drink" of the Spirit.  That is an ongoing activity.  That is divine purpose.  A pastor, an active leader that can not or does not lead people to the baptism of the Holy Ghost and teach them to drink and as well, how to drink, is missing divine purpose and so are those who follow him or her.  They are missing understanding. God doesn't just make us a vessel to hold nothing! He made us a vessel to be filled with the Spirit.     Truth?  God gives you the Holy Ghost because only by the Holy Ghost can any man call Jesus LORD.   Empty vessels confessing that Jesus is Lord is empty religion. Truth?  God saved you so you will worship Him.  He actively seeks those who will do so.  Truth?    He gives you the Holy Ghost so by the power of the Spirit, who has made Jesus the Lord to you, you can worship the Lord.
    Divine purpose? Oh, that God would open the eyes of our understanding!