Youth Bible Devotional
We are Created For A Purpose!
Say to yourself: I am created for a purpose, and I will fulfil my purpose in life in Jesus name. Amen!
Hope you prayed that simple short prayers for yourself? Beloved, God created you and I for a good purpose. Infact, the reason why we are still alive today is because we are yet to fulfil the purpose of God for our lives, not for any other reason.
But Unfortunately, many today don’t know the purpose why they are created; many don’t understand the reason why they are alive today. Many, especially youths today think that life is all about counting numbers of days, celebrating birthdays, catching fun, cruising, mingling with bigger boys or girls, jumping from one romantic relationship to another, reading romantic novels and ignoring God’s word – The Bible, following unhealthy trends, addiction to listening and dancing to worldly music, playing bets, drinking alcohol, defrauding people of their hard earn money, attending late night clubs and more. If all these were reasons for life, God won’t have wasted His efforts creating man in the first place.
This is God speaking to us through Prophet Jeremiah. He says: For I know the thoughts that I have towards you, thoughts of good and not of evil, to bring us to an expected end.
The plan of God our heavenly father for us is of good, not of evil, to bring us to a successful end. God’s plan for us is to live and to fulfil our dreams in life, He never created us to be killed or destroyed, that is the plan of the Devil towards us. God’s plan for us is to fulfill the numbers of our days, to live long, not to die young, unfulfilled.
The primary purpose why God created us is to serve Him with the talents He has given us – Ecclesiastes 12, Romans 12. And like the parable of the travelling master who gave different talents to his 3 servants in Matthew 18. He returned to know how each of his servants used their talents. The one given 5 used it very well, and made double profits. The one given 2 talents also used it well by adding to it, while the one who was given 1 talent wasted and buried it.
That Parable is refering to you and I today. It is a great lesson for you and I to use our talents like the two servants who were useful and fruitful with their talents, and not like the one who wasted and buried his. The master was very angry with the one who wasted his talent. He was disgraced and chased out; so also God will be very angry and disgrace those who waste their talent. It’s a serous matter!
When a child is born, he is born with a talent given to him or her by God, to help the child fulfill the purpose why he or she is born. No child is born without a talent. As the child begins to grow, the talent is discovered, likewise the purpose. Some talents are discovered much earlier, while others are discovered at teen-age, youth-age or adult. When you discover your talent or talents is not what matters, but how well you use it for God and for yourself. However, the earlier you discover yours, the better for you.
Like the parable teaches:
When our master (Jesus) will come back again to take His peculiar people. He will ask everyone of us how we used the 1 talent or more talents He has given us; because it is the way we utilize our talent or talents that will determine our fulfillment of purpose.
What Is The Usefulness of Talents? Why are we given Talent or Talents by God? Talents are given to us to:
(1) Fulfill God’s Purpose, assignment, ministry and plan for our lives.
(2) Make profits for ourselves.
(3) Impact others.
(4) Win souls and grow God’s kingdom.
Your talents are unique to your purpose on earth. God have destined you for something great, something significant, something of His kingdom. Put your talents to work, don’t be like that wicked servant in Matthew 18:32. DON’T BURY YOUR TALENT.
Hope you’re blessed with this teaching? You’re specially invited to join Youthful Praise Nation, a youth and music ministry with passion to see youths serve GOD with their talents, spiritual gifts and resources. Distance isn’t a problem; volunteer to join today! Or fill this form, tell us your talents, let’s work together for God with our talents at Youthful Praise Nation. Click to fill your talent and birthday form: YPNTalentsBirthdayForm
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Everyone is born for a purpose; no one is exceptional.
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