And now, saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be His servant. – Isaiah 49:5 The first thing that happens after we have realized our election to
God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our prejudices and our
parochial notions and our patriotisms; we are turned into servants of
God’s own purpose. The whole human race was created to glorify God
and enjoy Him for ever. Sin has switched the human race on to an
other tack, but it has not altered God’s purpose in the tiniest
degree; and when we are born again we are brought into the
realization of God’s great purpose for the human race, viz., I am
created for God, He made me. This realization of the election of God
is the most joyful realization on earth, and we have to learn to rely
on the tremendous creative purpose of God. The first thing God will
do with us is to “force through the channels of a single heart” the
interests of the whole world. The love of God, the very nature of
God, is introduced into us, and the nature of Almighty God is focused
in John 3:16 – “God so loved the world. . .”We have to maintain our soul open to the fact of God’s creative
purpose, and not muddle it with our own intentions. If we do, God
will have to crush our intentions on one side however much it may
hurt. The purpose for which the missionary is created is that he may
be God’s servant, one in whom God is glorified. When once we realize
that through the salvation of Jesus Christ we are made perfectly fit
for God, we shall understand why Jesus Christ is so ruthless in His
demands. He demands absolute rectitude from His servants, because He
has put into them the very nature of God.Beware lest you forget God’s purpose for your life.