The life of Jesus was a life filled with purpose. From the very beginning God made it clear to all who would listen that Jesus would be a person with a very special purpose indeed. The angel Gabriel told Mary concerning Jesus."And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”"
(Luke 1:31-33)
An angel of the Lord said to the shepherds the night Jesus was born,
“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy
which will be to all people.
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”"
(Luke 2:10-12)
God the Father spoke through Jesus, Jesus’ purpose was to be God’s express image to the world.
" God, who at various times and in various ways
spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
has in these last days spoken to us by His Son,
whom He has appointed heir of all things,
through whom also He made the worlds;
who being the brightness of His glory
and the express image of His person,
and upholding all things by the word of His power,
when He had by Himself purged our sins,
sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,"
(Hebrews 1:1-3)
Jesus lived out the purpose for which He was called. He never wavered in the least in the living out that purpose. Jesus is the bread of life, and he was born to die. It is fitting that the “bread of life” should be born and laid in a manger, the feeding trough of livestock.
The Bible says that Jesus was obedient to the point of death, he paid the full cost of living out His purpose.
The Bible says that Jesus was obedient to the point of death, he paid the full cost of living out His purpose.
"And being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death,
even the death of the cross." (Philippians 2:8)
Have you ever thought about your purpose? We have been created for a purpose as well.
"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."
(Ephesians 2:10)
As we celebrate the birth of our messiah, let us not forget how faithfully He lived out His purpose. Let us all join together and ask for strength to be faithful to our purpose.
