Pursuit of Purpose

06. Praise in Perfect Purpose

17Whatever you do [no matter what it is] in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus [and in dependence on Him], giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Colossians 3:17, AMP

Understanding God's perfect purpose for your life and your relationship and partnership with Him comes with awesome benefits and great responsibilities.

First of all, understanding the direction that you are supposed to take, the path you are meant to follow in life gives you determination and increases your passion for the work, knowing that you are in the right track and that you are not toiling in vain.

Secondly, it helps you to persist, to persevere and to press on, all along remaining faithful and committed to the work of your individual ministry that God has given you and entrusted you with through the medium of His purpose for your life.

Thirdly, it gives you passion that is beyond your passion, and hope that is beyond your hope. It inspires you to do more for God and with God, and it encourages you to trust and to hold fast on His Word.

It inspires you to remain in perfect relationship and partnership with Him and to allow Him and His purpose for your life to be the centre and standard of your life-allowing it to flourish and to shine through in your life.

Most importantly, understanding God's purpose for your life and your relationship and partnership with Him strengthens your faith in Him and solidifies your love for Him. It gives you hope, knowing that you are not a lone worker but that you are at work with God!

That motivates you to love God more and more. It fills your heart with loving praise and adoration. It makes you jolly in joy as you recognize and consider God's grace, goodness and greatness as expressed in His perfect purpose for your life.

As you delve deeper into understanding that your purpose in life is not by yourself but by God, you realize that He alone deserves all the glory, praise and adoration! It makes you see God in everything you do. It challenges you to take away your eyes from yourself and direct your focus and praise to God and not to yourself. You are inspired to worship Him and to accredit everything to Him, to whom all credit is due. There's for you no ground for self-pride or boasting.
Living life on the ground of your perfect purpose fills your heart with joy and praise. It makes you set your focus on God's horizon, looking at His love for you expressed through the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross for you. It gives you security and faithful assurance.

You would have confidence in whatever you do, knowing that God who began the good work in you is at work in you to bring His perfect work into perfect completion:

"I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]."-Philippians 1:6, AMP

That assurance lifts up your spirit in praise of His faithfulness and raises your voice in worship, even through trials and temptation because you know that with God, your toil is not in vain-that victory is indeed yours!

CLOSING THOUGHTS
. Praise becomes obvious the moment your heart is filled with joy unspeakable.
. When you understand who God is to you personally and His purpose for making you part of His creation, joy fills your heart with gratitude. The act of expressing that divine inspired joy and gratitude is what praise is all about.
. There is no greater joy, no greater beauty than that of a life lived in pursuit of perfect purpose. That life is in Jesus Christ.
. There is no greater joy than the joy that comes with knowing that you are living for what you were called to live for; your perfect purpose through Christ Jesus.

AFFIRMATION
My God and my Father, while the light of life still shines on me, I commit to live my life in perfect purpose, to the praise and glory of Your name. In Jesus Christ's name, amen!