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In God's master plan everyone is created with many things in common. Yet each is distinct from any other human being.
God has a great plan, a vision. And that vision includes you. Yes, it does, or you would not be here. You are special. You are different from anyone else. The great Creator God personally designed and made you that way. Therefore, you have a contribution to offer that no one else can make.
It is said that the difference between a chump and a champ is dedication, and dedication demands purpose, faith and vision-daily vision.
Having vision means being able to visualize. Visualizing is the beginning of fulfilled vision. When we think of an apple, we see it in our mind's eye.
Christians have vision and are able to dream the impossible dream. A man or woman of vision (of faith) fully believes the impossible dream is possible. I believe in this type of vision. How about you?
God's master plan
In God's master plan everyone is created with many things in common with everyone else. Yet each person is distinct from any other human being.
In God's sight you are not a washout. You are not a complete failure. You are not a hopeless sinner. God says you are worth having. You are worth loving. God's greatest physical creation is you.
Accept this fact: You have value and are not inferior to anyone. Different. Yes, wonderfully different. Remember, you are God's idea; and He never makes a mistake. You were not made to be exactly like any other person. But each of us was made for a purpose. God had a vision about you and has a vision for you. If you don't know God's present and ultimate vision for you personally, right now, let me share it with you.
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17)
That is God's vision prepared and outlined for mankind, including you. It is the offering of, and the way to, eternal life in the kingdom of God: 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. (John 3:15). "29 And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God." (Luke 13:29).
Revealing! Exciting! Awesome!
But is such a thing really possible? Maybe you are skeptical. Well, so were some of Jesus' disciples. 27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God." (Mark 10:27). There's the answer. Jesus said all things are possible to him who really believes they are possible, and according to God's will.
In Acts 2:38-39
38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise is to you, and to your children, and even to the Gentiles[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
In the book of Romans, God continues to explain His personal vision for you, 11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. (Romans 8:11).
In subsequent verses He nails down in detail His ultimate purpose and vision for you: your magnificent destiny, why you were born. "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God" (Romans 8:13-14).
Hard to believe, but true. Your destiny envisioned by the Creator God is to become His very own son or daughter. His child. His family, His heirs. Read on in Romans 8:16-17
: "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ . . ." There is not, nor can there be, a greater hope or destiny.
Are you being called?
Will you act to fulfill God's vision for you? Those called now are invited to be living examples of a better way, a richer and fuller life. You are called to the joy of sharing God's vision for mankind with others, called to be trendsetters in high moral values and conduct, in physical and spiritual integrity. You are called to leadership through service, called to sonship. "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12).
The Head of the Church, Jesus Christ, does change lives, and for the better. Christians, bought and paid for by the death and blood of Christ, have been wonderfully invited by God to join Him in His vision for mankind. In baptism, we covenant with Him and fully dedicate our lives to His purpose for us.
In Matthew 20:26-28
Wherever you are, work every day to be the best person you can be, doing the best you can do with what you have to do with, to the glory of God.
Yes, this is your destiny, God's vision for you!
God has a great plan, a vision. And that vision includes you. Yes, it does, or you would not be here. You are special. You are different from anyone else. The great Creator God personally designed and made you that way. Therefore, you have a contribution to offer that no one else can make.
It is said that the difference between a chump and a champ is dedication, and dedication demands purpose, faith and vision-daily vision.
Having vision means being able to visualize. Visualizing is the beginning of fulfilled vision. When we think of an apple, we see it in our mind's eye.
Christians have vision and are able to dream the impossible dream. A man or woman of vision (of faith) fully believes the impossible dream is possible. I believe in this type of vision. How about you?
God's master plan
In God's master plan everyone is created with many things in common with everyone else. Yet each person is distinct from any other human being.
In God's sight you are not a washout. You are not a complete failure. You are not a hopeless sinner. God says you are worth having. You are worth loving. God's greatest physical creation is you.
Accept this fact: You have value and are not inferior to anyone. Different. Yes, wonderfully different. Remember, you are God's idea; and He never makes a mistake. You were not made to be exactly like any other person. But each of us was made for a purpose. God had a vision about you and has a vision for you. If you don't know God's present and ultimate vision for you personally, right now, let me share it with you.
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17)
That is God's vision prepared and outlined for mankind, including you. It is the offering of, and the way to, eternal life in the kingdom of God: 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. (John 3:15). "29 And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God." (Luke 13:29).
Revealing! Exciting! Awesome!
But is such a thing really possible? Maybe you are skeptical. Well, so were some of Jesus' disciples. 27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God." (Mark 10:27). There's the answer. Jesus said all things are possible to him who really believes they are possible, and according to God's will.
In Acts 2:38-39
38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise is to you, and to your children, and even to the Gentiles[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
In the book of Romans, God continues to explain His personal vision for you, 11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. (Romans 8:11).
In subsequent verses He nails down in detail His ultimate purpose and vision for you: your magnificent destiny, why you were born. "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God" (Romans 8:13-14).
Hard to believe, but true. Your destiny envisioned by the Creator God is to become His very own son or daughter. His child. His family, His heirs. Read on in Romans 8:16-17
: "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ . . ." There is not, nor can there be, a greater hope or destiny.
Are you being called?
Will you act to fulfill God's vision for you? Those called now are invited to be living examples of a better way, a richer and fuller life. You are called to the joy of sharing God's vision for mankind with others, called to be trendsetters in high moral values and conduct, in physical and spiritual integrity. You are called to leadership through service, called to sonship. "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12).
The Head of the Church, Jesus Christ, does change lives, and for the better. Christians, bought and paid for by the death and blood of Christ, have been wonderfully invited by God to join Him in His vision for mankind. In baptism, we covenant with Him and fully dedicate our lives to His purpose for us.
In Matthew 20:26-28
Wherever you are, work every day to be the best person you can be, doing the best you can do with what you have to do with, to the glory of God.
Yes, this is your destiny, God's vision for you!