15/05/2005 The Purpose of it All

15/05/2005
"The Purpose of it All"
David McCracken
CLC Sunday 9am

Ecc 3:1-8, Matt 6:9-13
God's objective from Genesis to now: His Kingdom come.
His Kingdom is the authority to rule over other kingdoms.
This is the purpose of it all.
Any purpose God has at any moment for any individual is to see His authority come into that situation.

Gen 1:26-28
God gives man dominion over the earth. He blessed Adam and Eve.
But when sin entered, the desire to please oneself replaced the desire to obey God.
God's representative was marred.

Ezek 38:16
God then chose Israel to be His representative.
He blessed them, but they squandered and turned from Him.
God then raised up His Son to be His representative.

Matt 10:17
Now we are God's representatives: His ambassadors.
We are empowered to demonstrate God's power.
The blessing of God is never for the benefit of the Christian alone. It is to see His Kingdom being represented on the earth. It is to enable us to better represent God.
God's blessing is for us to become better witnesses, not to squander it for ourselves.
We need to take the focus off ourselves, and seek first His Kingdom.
Touch the objective that His blessings are purposed for.

Everytime He supplies your need, He provides a seed.
God's intention is to use us as instruments: to take the seed and sow it. There will be no harvest if we squander the seed.
We can live supernaturally like it's the most natural thing on the planet because God wants to be seen in us.
God's provision is to empower us to serve God.

Ezek 47:11
God's power is a river, not a lake. We need to allow God's power to flow through us not to consume it like marshlands.
The river must flow to reach the sea of humanity. It doesn't flow to the Church but through the Church.