Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, our Father, and Jesus Christ. Welcome to my blog! I hope the thoughts you find here will encourage you and inspire you to diligently seek God’s Kingdom. Today, I would like to encourage you from the Gospel of Matthew, the fourth (4th) chapter.
“Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,”
(Matthew 4:12-14 KJV)
Today, I would like to talk about the difference between a maker, and purpose. This is important because we can create huge problems when we mistake a maker for purpose and purpose for a marker. This marker in verse 12 identifies time, a point in time, not why Jesus moved. Verse twelve helps us understand context and not purpose. Purpose was not given to us until verse fourteen. In verse twelve we are told John was cast into prison, but this is not why Jesus left and went into Galilee. It tells when Jesus left. He went to dwelt in Capernaum. The reason he did this was given in verse 14. In the NIV, it is rendered “to fulfill what was said by the prophet Isaiah.”
Sometimes we find ourselves focusing on the wrong things. If I am focusing on the maker, “John was cast into prison,” then that information alone is a cause for panic. If we think that Jesus moved on because of John’s predicament, we would base our actions on the perceived chaos. But after reading verse 14, I now focus not on the moment of verse 12, but the fact that even in my perceived chaos, there is a word. God operates to fulfill what was spoken. Because there is a word that really defines your circumstances, the momentary maker does not cause me to fly off the handle. I can look toward purpose when I know there is a word over my life. The momentary chaos does not define me or my actions. I can sing when it’s raining. I can strive in a famine. I can bring an umbrella to the desert where no rain is expected, because I have a word.
God is not moved by what you see, or by what scares you in the moment. There is a word that defines your circumstance. Isaiah lived approximately seven hundred (700) years before Christ. Imagine that what you are going through now, God spoke a word about your situation, 700 years ago. You are tripping now because you just found out. God spoke over your situation several hundred years ago. Go after purpose. Go after what God has for you, not this current mundane worry that easily sets you off course. Trust in God’s word for your life and not a momentary maker that has nothing to do with God’s plan. Trust God Purpose for you. Know the difference between a marker and your purpose.
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Remember to invite someone to church with you this Sunday. I would like to extend a special invitation to join us at In His Presence Family Worship Center, this Sunday. Join me at IHP. We meet at 2418 Church Avenue in Brooklyn NY. We meet at the Goshen Seventh Day Adventist Church. Join us at 10 AM. I look forward to seeing you there. Seek God’s Kingdom first.
Yours Because I am His,
Leo Colon, D.Min., M.Div.,
In His Presence Family Worship Center
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