By Pastor/Evangelist Barbara Lynch

December 24, 2022
Evangelist Barbara Lynch

As you have purposed in your heart, so shall you be. Determine this day to be full of the JOY of the Lord, and never allow the enemy to steal. My Son’s birth brought Joy unspeakable and full of My Glory to a depraved world.

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our LORD. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

To purpose in your heart to do something is to become so resolved that nothing will change your mind. For instance, in Isaiah 14:24-27, the Lord purposed to break the Assyrian, and no one can disannul it, no one can turn him back. When God purposes a thing, he gets it done.

Acts 11:22-24 – when you get with the Lord, make sure no one can get between you and him. These days, self-love, worldly influences, carnal Christians, cumbersome circumstances, and fleshly lusts are causing Christians to distance themselves from the Lord. You need to purpose in your heart that you will cleave to the Lord. Don’t let anything come between you.

To fulfill God’s purpose for your life – Acts 26:16 – when the Lord saved Paul, he knew what his purpose was. God told him. And Paul set about to fulfill his purpose. He wouldn’t let anything stop him. The great promise of Romans 8:28 is given to those who are “the called according to his purpose.” Paul was so certain of his purpose that he said to Timothy “thou hast fully known my… purpose,” [2 Timothy 3:10]. Pastor Harley Keck said at the men’s meeting in a missions conference, “A burden can get you to the field but it won’t keep you there. A call will get you to field, but it won’t keep you there. Only commitment will keep you there.”

You must purpose in your heart that you will fulfill God’s purpose for your life. That way you will take the adequate time to prepare and be thoroughly persuaded along the way to continue to do his will regardless of the temptations to quit or find something else to do.