Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? *No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour* (John 12:27).
Knowing why you are here on earth makes you different from any other person. It is by being purpose driven that you can do what is expected of you by the Lord.
Our opening text reveals how Jesus kept his gaze or focus on his purpose while on earth. In fact, He was purpose bound that he could not but to proclaim it.
He knew why he was on earth. His purpose was clear to him that nothing could derail him from it. Not even pain or adversity.
On another occasion he told the disciples “For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost”. Meaning that from his birth up to the time he gave up his life to save humanity, Jesus was glued to His mission. He never swayed off his assignment. Not even the persecutions or the accusations could hinder him.
This is the mentality God wants believers to live with. You must know your purpose, pursue it in spite of all the challenges that may show up.
You see, life is not and must not be a funfair to you. One preacher once said, “It is either you are on earth for a mission or you are on an excursion”.
Until you live for a reason you are just existing but not living. Living for a reason will cause you to do something for your generation. Living for a reason will make you particular in life, and it will make you responsible in life.
Read: Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
Study: Acts 26:1-19
RHEMA From Heaven 