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“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art
thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou
sayest that I am a king.
To this end was
I born, and for this cause came I into
the world, that I should bear witness
unto the truth.
Every one that is of the
truth heareth my voice.”
John 18:37
Every person is born with a specific purpose
to fulfill while on this earth. God has a pur-
pose and a plan for you to fulfill. No one else
can do what God has created you to do be-
cause God has made you unique and there is
no one quite like you. You are designed with
a purpose and it is in your very DNA to ful-
fill this predestined mission. You will never
be fulfilled until you are doing what God has
put you on this planet to do because it is only
as we fulfill the plan of God for our lives that
we find fulfillment.
In the above mentioned verse Jesus said that
it was for this very reason that he was born.
You were born to leave an impact on society
for the purpose of furthering the cause of the
Kingdom of God, whether that is to teach
and train a child to become one of the great-
est leaders ever or whether God has raised
you up to be a business man with integrity.
We were created to make an impact on those
around us. Whether that impact is positive or
negative is determined whether we are in the
kingdom of Satan or in the Kingdom of God
Paul said, For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them. Eph 2:10
This indicates that before we were born God
had a specific plan for us but in the previous
verses he is saying that we can not be saved
by these good works. We must first be born
again in order to fulfill the plan he has for us.
You see, a king is not voted into office; he is
born a king. That is what Jesus is saying to
Pilate. He was born to be a king and that is
why we must be born again. We are born
again so that we can rule and reign with him.
In Revelations 1:6 he said,
"And he (Jesus) hath made us kings and
priests unto God and his Father;"
We were born to have dominion but the only
way to have this is to be born again. In Gene-
sis it says that God gave Adam dominion. It
is a part of God's original plan for humanity
and is what was lost when Adam and Eve
fell in the garden. It is what Jesus came to
restore to humanity through his death and
resurrection. He has dominion over death
and the grave, over Satan and his minions
and over the guilt and power of sin. Paul said
that we are seated in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus, far above all principalities and
powers. Isn't that amazing?
You see, we were created for good works
and until we discover what that specific work
is we can not walk in the true plan and pur-
pose we were created for. Whether this work
is in the realm of family, business, education
or religion makes it no less than any of the
others. God wants us to be who he has creat-
ed us to be. It is only when a flower is in its
full bloom that we say that it is in its full
glory. You see, it’s when we are who God
fully intended us to be that we bring Him the
most glory. To be a servant to humanity does
not mean that we are subservient. It means
that we discover who we really are and serve
that to the world around us. The Bible says
that our gift will make room for us. When we
become the person we were created to be, we
represent to a world around us what the king-
dom of Heaven is like.
It is the passion of my heart to help people
discover and fulfill the purpose they were
created for. There are exercises that a person
can do to help them discover who they really
are. If you desire to know more about this
subject and would like to do these exercises
please feel free to contact me at: 607-351-
1593, or write me at the address below.
Jonathan Helmuth
4199 Old Rt. 14
Dundee, NY 14837
607-351-1593
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Destroying the Power of Lust From the Root
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God Has a Plan and Purpose For You
—by Jonathan Helmuth
Do I have a
purpose in life?
Does God have a
plan for me?
The Bible
2 Tim 3:16, Paul says the
Bible is:
useful for teaching
for showing people what
is wrong in their lives
for correcting faults
for teaching how to live right.
Apply the principles of stewardship to your
budget, and see if you don’t get out of debt.
Apply the principles of fidelity to your mar-
riage, and see if you don’t have a happier
home.
Apply the principles of forgiveness to your
relationships, and see if you aren’t more peace-
ful.
Apply the principles of honesty at school, and
see if you don’t succeed.
Apply the Bible, and see if you don’t agree—
the Bible works.
—Max Lucado