#god'spurpose

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23)

How wonderful is it and how blessed are we that God’s Mercy never ever ceases?

I often use words such as unfailing; unending; unstoppable when speaking of God and His Promises.

But I don’t say them just to say them, they’re FACTS!

The Bible tells us of all God has promised to us from the beginning of time. Two of my favorites are:

His Love, forgiveness, and mercy will never end

He will never leave us but will always be with us

What’s even more comforting and reassuring (and God knows He has to reassure us often since our emotions go up and down and we sometimes feel like what we’ve done can never be forgiven—even by Him) is that His promises are unfailing; unending; unstoppable!

Here are some of the countless verses in which the Bible reminds us of God’s Promises:

Psalm 136

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14)

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 31:8)

“I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” (Job 42:2)

“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you.” (Joshua 1:5)

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9)

“Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” (Joshua 21:45)

“I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands. But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. (2 Samuel 7:14-15)

“Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. (Psalm 24:8)

“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” (Psalm 33:4)

“He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:10-12)

“If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.” (Psalm 130:3-4)

"The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." (Isaiah 40:8)

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)

“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.” (Isaiah 43:25)

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." (Matthew 24:35)

“Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

“For the word of God will never fail.” (Luke 1:37)

“If we are faithless, He remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13)

“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)

Not to mention the promises God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob! 

And He promised David would always have one of his descendants be 

We can rest assured our God is good, all the time; and all the time our God is good. And He is always with us, forgiving us when we turn away from our sins and return to Him.

His Love is forever and ever and ever!

God wants us to rest.

He made the seventh day a Holy day of rest.

“Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he rested from all the work of creating He had done.” (Genesis 2:3)

“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves.” (Psalm 127:2)

If we don’t rest, we tire ourselves out.

If we tire ourselves out, we lose time we need to spend with God.

I love this quote from John Gray: “Rest is where your faith is.”

Jesus Himself shows us how important rest is:

In what He says to Martha…

“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, ‘Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!’ ‘Martha, Martha, the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” (Luke 10:38-42)

In leading His apostles and the crowd of five thousand He fed to rest…

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

In being our rest…

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

There are numerous other times where our Lord points out that sometimes we need to stop what we’re doing, find a quiet place, and pray and spend time with Him.

“He…said to them, ‘Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem…’” – Luke 18:31

For the Christian leader, life is not a random journey of personal ambition but a purposeful ascent toward God’s calling. Jesus’ words in Luke 18:31 are more than a travel notice—they reflect the unwavering pursuit of His Father’s will. Jerusalem was not just a destination for Jesus; it was the culmination of His mission, the place where divine purpose and personal surrender converged.

Jesus lived with one compelling focus: “I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me” (John 5:30). That singular devotion shaped every choice, every step, every sacrifice. He “steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51), undeterred by obstacles or distractions.

Christian leadership, likewise, is not about fulfilling personal dreams but aligning with God’s greater purpose. “You did not choose Me, but I chose you…” (John 15:16). We are called—not consulted. We are chosen—not for our plans, but for His. Our ambitions must surrender to His direction. We may not always see the full picture, and God’s path may seem unclear or even counterintuitive. Yet, the journey is not aimless—it is a divine appointment.

Often, God “takes us aside” (Luke 18:31), interrupting our plans to refocus us on His. What we see as detours are His design. The tasks we complete may fade, but what remains is the enduring impact of living in step with God’s compelling purpose.

Let us, like Christ, set our faces toward Jerusalem—not for our glory, but for the fulfillment of His will through our surrendered leadership.

UNTIL THE NEXT . . .

What is the will of God for me? I don’t know how many times in my Christian life I have entertained that question. When we ask it, what are we usually seeking? Aren’t we looking for God’s direction and purpose for our life? We want to know what type of ministry the Lord wants to use us in. We are ready to go, but sometimes the Lord says NO! At least, not yet. Before we can or should pursue those things, we need to make sure we know the fundamentals of Christianity. And that we are living them. God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.   1 Thessalonians 4:3 Does that shock you? The will of God for you and me is to be holy. Many people view “being holy” as living a legalistic lifestyle. That simply means doing certain things, wearing certain clothes, and abstaining from certain activities. And if you choose to live like that you have that freedom. But we can’t make that type of lifestyle a necessity to maintain our salvation.

Biblical Holiness

The holiness spoken about in the Bible means being separated to God. This chapter begins with the following verse. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Paul told his readers, you’re doing great. But don’t let your guard down because the lust of the flesh can pop up at a moment’s notice. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 1 Thessalonians 4:4-5 Therefore Christians must live with godly morals. If they don’t, the next verse tells us there will be consequences. Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. 1 Thessalonians 4:6 A Christian involved in sexual sins defiles their body which is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Also, they draw someone else into their sin along with them.

Maintain the Will of God

Then again... a sleepless night.

What about me? I'm living my life to the full! Fullness of God in my life. I just couldn't comprehend His wonders in this life. He's just so totally awesome! I'm a carefree being, all I mean is I completely cared every burden, worry, joy, peace... everything my heart feels I already surrendered it to Jesus. All I want and all I need, I've got everything in Him and more! I find pleasure in serving Him. My desire in this present life is to seek and do His magnificent purpose in my life. For I know I'm not just living in the present but I'm investing everything I've got for an eternal life. I'll live together with the Eternal One. And yeah, we are enjoying a life that looks so pleasurable and yet how does it feedback in eternity? We're enjoying these pleasures with our bodies but how about our spirits? We must take care more of our spirits than our bodies however, we still need to eat, sleep and other things does our body need to go through living a worthy life and to completely do the things that God wants us to do.

Being with Jesus and enjoying the love He gave me. I can really say that I'm satisfied! It's really more than enough. My life turned 180 degrees. I once was a victim of all these lies, deceptions that the evil injected in my thoughts but now, I'm a victor over these things. I accepted all the changes with arms wide open. I completely learned to know, value, love myself ----my whole being as how God loved us. Christ died for your spirit and not for your flesh. Stop saying "I love God" yet you're not accepting His Son Jesus as your Lord and Savior. How could you say that you really loved God at all? Mean to say Jesus' death was totally NOTHING for you? That His death was cheap? I'm just a human I committed a sin. Why? because you obeyed your body instead of your spirit.  

It's not yet too late on truly asking for the Lord's forgiveness on how we insulted Him in creating us, on how we satisfied the call of our flesh instead of listening to Him. He wants the best for us I know for sure that's always you've been wanted too ever since. God never lied and He won't ever lie to you. He want you to have the best of both this present life and the eternity.

He loves you so much. That's why He wants you to come back and commune with Him again.