APC has been busy this week hosting VBS—Maker Fun Factory. This week, the children have learned several lessons: God made us, God is for us, God is always with us, and God will always love us. Today, we learn our last lesson in VBS: God made us for a reason.
Jeremiah 29:11 tells us “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (KJV). God has made each of us for a reason; we all have a purpose for our lives.
In essence, we all have an end goal, or a target we’re supposed to hit in life. But, we aren’t going to be able to hit our destined “target” if we don’t have Jesus in our lives. When we try to do things on our own, our life is bound to get crazy. There’s no way we’ll hit the target without God! With God’s presence in our lives, He’ll help us to connect to where we’re supposed to be in Him.
Before David was king of Israel, he didn’t seem like much. He spent most of his days out in the pasture watching his father’s flock. But, God send the prophet Samuel to anoint David to be king over Israel. It was the oil that symbolized God’s presence and anointing in His life. He had the presence of God—everything he needed—to be successful and to fulfill the plan God has for his life.
God has created each of us for His glory (Isaiah 43:7). The ultimate reason God created us was to serve Him and to worship Him. He’s sent His Spirit (the Holy Ghost) to us to help us live a life devoted to Him and to be what God made us to be.
