How to Discover your Purpose

This week we’ll be diving deeper into the specifics of how to discover purpose.

We’ll be studying from Mark 5 (Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon). The story describes a man that was bound by many evil spirits. No one had the strength to subdue him, because the spirits within him made his body strong. The Scripture tells us that the man would harm himself and cry. When nobody could hear him, there was One (Jesus) that heard him from across the sea. Child of God, may this act as a reminder for you that Jesus hears your cry.

Jesus came to his region and delivered the man from the demonic spirits. After his deliverance, the people were still scared of him. Sometimes society can be so accustomed to a demonic culture that it becomes normalcy.

The people went on to beg Jesus to leave, while many others wanted him to visit their town. The man that had been possessed begged Jesus to stay with Him.

Jesus responded by telling him to go and share all that God has done for him. He went on to proclaim in 10 cities all that Jesus had done for him.

Jesus left a miracle crusade to go after one man. By helping the one man, Jesus was rescuing the souls of 10 cities! The destiny of 10 cities was locked up in one man. Sometimes the attack on your life is proof of the destiny you are carrying. You can be a location of great spiritual activity and not even know it. God has planted something valuable in you. The devil doesn’t visit a location that God hasn’t visited first. It is the visitation of God that provokes interest.

It’s interesting to observe how the evil spirit interacted with Jesus. The spirit negotiated with Jesus by using certain principles. Instead of hiding, it went straight to Jesus. The spirits were cast out and went into the pigs, and we see that all 2000 pigs decided to run in the same direction. They were in different bodies but collectively there was a synergy between them. Jesus didn’t tell the spirits to leave the country, but then later He sent the man to deliver the 10 cities. In delivering a man, He delivered a location. When the man that God places over a location prospers, the location prospers.

We see that Jesus was willing to leave without telling the man what to do. Being saved is different from living in destiny. Salvation is God visiting you, destiny is you being with God. In the pursuit of the presence of God, you find purpose. It’s in you longing to be with Him that you are sent. When Jesus told him to go, in that moment, he was transformed. In the presence of Jesus, His assignment was made known to him. In that word, grace was given to him to be a successful evangelist.

The cornerstone principle of discovering your purpose is by being with Him. When you come to Jesus, the parts of you that you thought were dead come alive. Everything He puts in you begins to shine brighter when you are with Him.

All we need is His presence and glory. In the fire, your assignment is revealed. The greatest discovery a man finds after Christ is his assignment and purpose in God. May this message inspire you to pursue proximity with the Lord Jesus and His Word!