Purpose.

Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God. -the book of Acts.

Here we read a quote from the ever-wise Gamaliel, the rabbi in which future apostle Paul came under, in which he states that these men (the disciples) be let go. Gamaliel understood the ways of God and understood that if men were really propogating lies God would deal with them in his manner. Although the council firmly believed everything the disciples said was false, Gamaliel remembered previous events of false prophets and how they were dealt with by God.

Two questions for me that arose from this scripture is:

1. What are YOU purposing in your life.

2. What is GOD purposing in your life.

I believe those are two drastically differently questions, and in these two questions we must search the answer within our souls.

What are the selfish plots/motives/desires of our life that God wants no part of. These selfish things wear us down, are a waste of our energy and ultimately cuase us not be fruitful.We wont be fighting against God.

But if I am doing the thing God is purposing in my life then I will be UNSTOPPABLE, as a wise Gamaliel says. Everything I do is working towards the kingdom that he is building and that is where I want to be.

May i purposes be HIS purposes…