Hello Advent Family,

One of the most significant questions of life that we all ask in our lives is what is our purpose.  Everyone wants to have a purpose in life.  A purpose gives us a reason to get up in the morning and attack the day.  Paul reminds us all that we do indeed have a purpose and it is in fact the very same purpose that Jesus had here on earth.  Let’s look together today at a passage from Romans 6.

5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

The lives we live should have the same purpose as Jesus.  Our lives should be to live for God.  Paul says this in other ways throughout his letters.  We are united to Jesus through His death and resurrection and should also be united with Him in our purpose.  In life we will all have lots of different goals, pursuits, and dreams.  In the end throughout all of that our ultimate purpose should be loving God and sharing His love with the world.  It is what Jesus modeled for us and it is the task He left us with.  Face today and each day with a sense of purpose.  Jesus has given us one!

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave