Day 36 of the 40 Days of Purpose

“Made for a Mission”

“Jesus commands us to continue his mission.”

When you look at what Jesus himself said was the reason for his coming to this earth, it gives us a pretty clear view of what the mission is in which we should be involved. Here are a few of the things that Jesus said about his purpose to which we may want to ask ourselves if we are doing a good job of continuing his efforts.

In Mark 1:38 Jesus said he came to preach.

In Mark 10:45 He said he came not to be served, but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.

In John 5:43 Jesus said he came in the Father’s name and adds in John 6:38-40 that he came to do the Father’s will to bring eternal life to believers.

In John 10:10 He said he came to bring life, full life.

In John 12:46-47 Jesus said he came as the light to shine in the darkness bringing salvation to believers.

In Luke 19:10 He said he came to seek and save the lost.

In John 18:37, Jesus stood before Pilate and said in answer to his statement that he was a king, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” Obviously, we are not here to be kings, but we do have the mission of testifying to the truth of the King.