Generating A Purpose

Acts 13:36 (NKJV) "For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was buried with his fathers..."

There's a simple yet profound truth tucked inside this verse.

As followers of Christ we're alive right now to serve God in this generation.

Psalm 139:16 (NKJV) "Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them."

As we think about serving God in our time and place, there are questions.

"What am I supposed to do, beyond following God's Word?"

"You know... specifically."

"Write a song?"

"Write a book?"

"Write a blog entry?"

Then we start thinking.

"What can I do that hasn't been done so much better by someone else already?"

Good question.

The more I've been pondering this whole thing the more I've come to a conviction.

God assigns the tasks.

And the people who will be blessed by them.

People who will never hear another song that hits them quite like yours does.

Or read another book that presents truth in exactly the way that yours does.

Or read another blog entry that meets them at a crucial time in their life like yours will.

"A word spoken in season may make such a powerful impression upon another's heart that it will do him good all his life."-Thomas Watson

Job 6:25 (NKJV) "How forceful are right words!"

If God chooses to extend the life of our service beyond our lifetime how awesome!

But if not, we have served our generation.

That was the goal of the great heroes of the Bible.

For instance what about the Apostle Paul.

He didn't know his letters to believers in his generation would one day be the bulk of the New Testament for ours.

He was just serving God in his generation.

The rest was up to God.

And yet we shouldn't forget the contributions of faithful followers of Christ who have gone before us.

We stand on their shoulders.

In truth we all really only have one message.

One Saviour to lift up.

One God to glorify.

We are a people of one song played in many different keys.