When a football team is assembled, it has one purpose: to win. To win games, to win a division, and to win a championship. Now, each player on the team has his own purpose. Some players’ purpose is to block. Other players have the purpose of tackling. Other players have the purpose of running or throwing or catching or kicking. But in the end, each player has the same purpose: to win. It is meaningless to them if they technically fulfill their purpose, but the team is unable to fulfill its purpose. Their individual purposes are all wrapped up in the team purpose.
Many people want to discover their purpose in life. Bookstores are filled with books (both Christian and secular) concerning how people can find purpose in life. Most of the time, we are told to discover what we want to do, and then to make that of utmost importance to us. By contrast, the gospel of Jesus tells us that there is something that is of utmost importance, and then invites us to make our lives all about that. We do each have an individual purpose and calling, but those purposes are all swallowed up in God’s purpose. It matters very little if we succeed in some chosen purpose if we do not revolve our lives around God’s purpose.
On Sunday we will look at the fact that God has a purpose for each of us, but we only find our purpose when we allow ourselves to be caught up in His big purpose.
Dan
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