Purpose with Value

Are you God’s person of purpose and value like David and his son, Solomon? If not, then you need to put God everywhere into the equation.

December’s Awakening, Day 8

Set yourself earnestly to discover what you are made to do, and then give yourself passionately to the doing of it.

 —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

 —Albert Einstein

In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him.

1 Samuel 18:14 NIV

Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. 1 Chronicles 22:13 NIV 

            Be a person with purpose and be of great value to God and others. That is success in the eyes of the Lord, even if the world may think differently. Be zealous in your purpose and give yourself fully and passionately to it. If it truly is your God-given purpose you will receive much gratification in doing it, and you will see its beneficial effects worked out in the lives of others. That’s how you know it’s your purpose—it brings glory to God, it is valuable and beneficial to others, and you reap great joy in all its endeavors. It becomes your labor of love, if you will.

            David was successful in all that he did because the Lord was with him, and David had a heart after God, a heart of worship, and a devotion, willingness, and commitment to do everything for God that he was empowered to do. David’s admonishment to his son, Solomon, was to follow hard after the Lord, following all His decrees, being strong, courageous, and without fear or discouragement. Solomon had his own unique purpose like none other, but the formula for value and success is always the same—God-inspired vision, God-given purpose, and God-empowered abilities equals invaluable and priceless success, all to His glory. God wants you to be His person of purpose and value.