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How to Find Your God-Given Purpose and Passion

Paul was to be a model of what the Holy Spirit desires to do through each of us with our gifts and talents. Paul’s main objective was always the gospel. Forgiveness and Heaven were secure, but he knew life would be the ultimate evaluation of his reward in eternity.

The rewards that believers—like Paul, you, and I—receive in Heaven will be determined by the evaluation that Christ gives at the judgment seat. I won’t be the judge, and neither will you. The One who knows everything about me and you will be the Judge.

The Bible teaches in 1 Corinthians 3 that everyone’s works (good, bad, righteous, and unrighteous) will be judged by God. Our fake works and fake lives will be clearly seen. This isn’t the judgment of Heaven or Hell. This is the judgment of believers only.

Living a Life For the Lord

Did we live a life surrendered to the Holy Spirit to lead us as we follow Christ? Or did we mostly live for ourselves and not in obedience to our Lord?

“Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.” -1 Corinthians 3:12-15, ESV

Please ask yourself this week what you’re building upon your foundation. I challenge you to examine your heart and ask the Lord to realign it with His will because that is the only way we will be found worthy of the prize at the judgment seat.


 

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