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Verse:For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. —Jeremiah 29:11, NKJV
Our church visits two nursing homes monthly and sings with the residents there. On one of our visits, some of the children in our Adventurers Club joined us. They sang a song titled “The Commission” by the singing group Cain.
The song talks about Jesus getting ready to leave and go back to heaven. Before He leaves He tells His friends that they have a purpose and He has a plan—for them to tell others about Him. One Sabbath afternoon an elderly resident joined the singing, along with her daughter and granddaughter who were visiting her.
The elderly lady brought her well-loved baby doll along with her so the doll could enjoy the singing too. I watched how she tenderly fulfilled her purpose by lovingly holding her “baby,” and my heart was touched. As we shared our music, I began to wonder about my purpose. Shortly after this I received my July copy of the Adventist Frontiers magazine.
As I read through it, two words leaped off the pages several times. I am sure by now you can guess what those two words were. If you guessed purpose and plan, you are exactly right. The word purpose was used eight times, and the word plan was used nine times. I have been diagnosed with two copies of a variant gene associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. As my forgetfulness increases, this diagnosis concerns me.
However, there are two thoughts that I hold on to. The first is, I love Jesus and He loves me. The second thought is, I love my family, and they love me. As long as I can remember those two things, nothing else really matters. I have come to the conclusion my purpose in life is to show Jesus’ love to others. Is this not God’s purpose for each and every one of us? Sometimes it is hard to do this in a world where so much hurt, pain, and sadness exists.
But (my favorite word) God is in control, and one day soon we are going to see Him return in all His glory. He has a plan, and we have a purpose.
Let us show others His love.
If you are not familiar with the song “The Commission,” I encourage you to listen to it on YouTube.