Word From The Word
By Derek Prince
Concise two-minute Bible teaching from the Derek Prince Word From The Word devotional series.
This is Derek Prince with a word for you from the Word.
āThe Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever ā do not abandon the works of your hands.ā (Psalm 138:8, NIV)
Itās good to know that God has a purpose for each one of us. The Scripture there does not say that the Lord will fulfill my purpose; it says the Lord will fulfill His purpose for me. Thereās a great difference. I may have one purpose; God may have another. God does not guarantee that He will fulfill my purpose, but He does promise that He will fulfill His purpose.
And then the psalmist goes on to say, āYour love, O Lord [and that means āyour covenant-keeping faithfulnessā], endures forever.ā When God commits Himself to us to fulfill His purpose in our lives, that is a commitment for time and for eternity.
And then, maybe out of a situation of desperation, the psalmist says, āDo not abandon the works of your hands.ā I remember once being at the deathbed of a lady who was dying of cancer, a strong believer. She read that last verse in the version of The Living Bible: āYou made me; donāt abandon me.ā And she had strong assurance as she read those words: āYou made me; donāt abandon me.ā But thatās for each one of us. God made us; He will not abandon us. He has a purpose; Heās going to fulfill it. Maybe it wonāt be your purpose, but it will be His purpose. That purpose will stand sure and unshakable no matter what you go through.
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