FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE
We all have a
PURPOSE in this life
And God EXPECTS US
To fulfill it=
No matter what
Our circumstances in life are
That was
The case with Saint Paul=
That is the case
With us-
FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE!
“He remained
For two full years
In his lodgings
He RECEIVED
ALL who came to him=
And with complete assurance
And without hindrance
He proclaimed
The Kingdom of God=
And taught about
The Lord Jesus Christ” Acts 28:30-31
Paul is SPEAKING
Of his time IN PRISON=
His two years
In chains
Most of us DON'T
GO to prison=but we do
FACE CIRCUMSTANCES
Beyond our control
Sometimes we are LIVING
In a prison
Of our OWN MAKING
FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE!
“I will FULFILL
My vows to the Lord
In the presence
Of all his people” Psalm 116:14
“Do not think that I
Have come to abolish
The Law or the PROPHETS
I have not come
To abolish them
But to FULFILL THEM” Matthew 5:17
“Let no debt
Remain outstanding
Except the continuing debt
To love one another=
For whoever loves others
Has FULFILLED the law” Romans 13:8
MANY of us THINK
We will FULFILL OUR PURPOSE=
Once we are set free=
Once we get
The the OTHER SIDE of this
But Paul is TEACHING us
ANOTHER WAY
He is showing us
That we don't have
To WAIT
For our situation to improve
We can PROCLAIM
GOD'S GOODNESS=
Even when we are encumbered
We can continue
To do our work
And FULFILL OUR PURPOSE
Right now
Chains or no chains
“A longing FULFILLED
Is sweet to the soul=
But fools detest
Turning form evil” Proverbs 13:19
Going forward=
FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE=
When we feel least able
Is a GREAT BLESING
Like Saint Paul=
Let us
KEEP FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE!
In the name of Jesus=and our ever PURPOSEFUL FATHER!
Robert P. Wallman
5-29-20 and 9-22-2022
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Kristin Armstrong
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