The Scriptures tell us clearly why we have been created: “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren” (Romans 8:29). The Apostle Paul told the Galatians that he would labor with them until Christ was formed in them (Galatians 4:19). God’s purpose for us is nothing less than Christlikeness.
Franklin Graham: The Bible Clearly Describes Those Who Deny God
Jesus said, “Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish” (Luke 14:27-30).
Have you ever felt torn between what is and what should have been, could have been or would have been if such-and-such had not taken place? Have you ever been plagued by the “if-onlys”?
“Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children” (Psalm 90:16, NKJV). It’s with good reason the order was this way. Work appeals to the mature—but it is so important that our children glimpse His glory.
