MARKED FOR A PURPOSE

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
  (Daily Devotional)

Friday 1 April 2016

Topic: Marked For  A Purpose

Text: 2 Corinthians 1:21-22(NIV)

"Now it is God who makes both us and you stand
firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of
ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts
as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come "

When Jacob wrestled all night with the angel, his
thigh was thrown out of joint in such a dramatic
way that it permanently marked Jacob’s life (see
Gen. 32:24-32). It caused him to call the place in
which it happened Peniel, which means face of
God. Jacob described it saying, “I have seen God
face to face, and my life is preserved” (Gen.
32:30). He had an encounter with God that
“marked” his thigh, which became the mark of a
divine purpose. That purpose was seen when his
name Jacob (deceiver) was changed to Israel
(God prevails). He went from being a deceiver to
one who represented the prevailing power of God
as the offspring that ultimately became the
nation of Israel.
God has marked you for a purpose today. He so
believes in you that He has placed a seal of
ownership on you to show you His guarantee. It
doesn’t matter what others say you cannot do;
even if they laugh at you now, know that God
sees who you will be. Stand firm in that today!

PRAYER
Lord, I know that I am marked for a purpose in
this life. Through You, I am going to accomplish
great things. You have anointed me, and I ask
that You will help me stand confident in who I am
in You today! Amen.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Number 30-31; Luke 8:19-39; Psalm 39:1-13