Purpose

 Purpose

June 29, 2026

Acts 13:36

36 For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay;

2 Timothy 1:8-9

8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner,but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

The lesson this week at our church was “Confident in God’s Purpose for Your Life”. That got me to thinking about purpose. This is a topic dear to my heart ever since we wired with Pastor John, who taught on purpose extensively and wrote several books on purpose. One of his first books was “I Wrote this Book on Purpose so You Can Find Yours”. Anyway, it has become part of my purpose to help other people find their purpose in God.

I was blessed to know my purpose in life early. I can’t recall the details of how this occurred. It was not like a audible voice or such, but at an early age I knew that God intended me to become a scientist, musician and minister. It took me awhile to figure our exactly what that meant, but I pursued learning about those three areas from my youth. I started piano lessons when I was eight and have participated in music and worship for all of my life since then. From grade school on, I read science books and magazines and studied various aspects of science and mathematics. When I went to college I majored in Physics and eventually went to graduate school for physics and bio-physics. The ministry purpose took a little longer to develop. I read the Bible when I was young and went through confirmation class in the Methodist church when I was about ten, but I drifter away from the faith in college. It was not until I was a senior in college that I had an encounter with the Lord and gave my heart to Jesus. The next year when I moved to Pittsburgh to attend graduate school, I learned about the Holy Spirit and received the baptism in the Holy Spirit. A couple of years after that, I joined Pastor Joseph’s church and started discipleship training, but it was many years after that that I was ordained as a minister and elder.

In the end, we all hope for a word, like was spoken about King David in Acts 13. He “served God’s purpose in his own generation”. I will leave it to others to judge how completely I have served God’s purpose in my life. I think I have accomplished some good in all three aspects of my calling, but then I am not done yet! It is my hope that I will be able to worship Him, study and teach His word and help others understand their purpose until my time is complete. 

Therefore, I encourage you to find your purpose in God. I would encourage you, like Paul encouraged Timothy, to seek your holy calling, according to HIs purpose and grace in your life. This is the way that you can contribute in your own unique way to God’s purposes for the world and enter into His eternal kingdom.