FINISHING GOD’S PURPOSE
“Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.”– Acts 13:35-37
There were many times in David’s life when he was in great danger. He fought with wild animals as a boy keeping his father’s sheep. He faced a trained warrior in the giant Goliath with nothing but a sling. Saul tried to kill him repeatedly. The Philistines wanted him dead. His own son, Absalom, raised an armed insurrection against him and sought his life. Yet through all of those dangers and threats, David survived because God’s purpose for his life was not finished. David died at an old age, only after he had completed the mission God gave him.
The great missionary David Livingstone said, “I am immortal until the will of God is accomplished in my life.” While we should not be foolish or cavalier in our approach to life, we should also not live in fear and bondage, no matter how difficult our circumstances may be. Some people die unexpectedly in accidents or a sudden health crisis, while others have plenty of time to prepare for an end that seems long in advance. But in none of those cases is God taken by surprise.
God knows His plan and purpose, and He knows exactly how long we will live. Every one of those days, including the final one, will be under His care. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever” (Psalm 23:6). Rather than living with fear and worry, we should live joyfully, committing our lives to fulfilling God’s calling and purpose.(Daily in the Word)
Dear friend if we can trust God for our eternal salvation, we can depend upon Him to meet all our earthly needs. As a child of God in the will of God we have good reason to believe that our every need shall be supplied and that we will live to the second the amount of time God has planned for us. “Safe am I” not only describes our salvation- it also can be said of His watch- care over us on earth!- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
