The Purpose of the Son of God

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When considering the purpose of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, one might quickly say that His purpose was to die for the sins of the world and redeem humanity back to God. Of course, this answer would be correct; but what else does the scripture say about the purpose of the Son of God? In the first epistle of John the 3rd chapter, the Scripture says that the purpose of the Son of God was to destroy the works of the devil.

Saints, one of the challenges that we have as Christians is to make sure that the works of the devil are being destroyed in our lives. Jesus died for our sins, and His Blood atones for all of the sinful deeds that we have and ever will commit against God. With this grace perspective in mind, we don't want to be guilty of "abusing" the grace and mercy of God. The forgiveness of God is not a license for sin, it's a provision for the sin that we inevitably commit. Therefore, if we understand the purpose of the Son of God, we won't grow complacent and indifferent about those things in our lives that do not reflect the divine will of God.

In the 2nd chapter of Titus, the Scripture says that Jesus gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify us unto good works. Hebrews 6 also talks about repentance from "dead works." What are the areas in your life for which you need to "repent" from? Sometimes, it's not sin that we need to repent from, but dead works.

If there are areas in our lives that we know do not reflect God's Divine Direction for our lives, it's time we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us afresh to correct and rectify those places in our lives. We can't continue to walk down a "wrong path." We can't continue to be stiff-necked and stubborn when it comes to the things that please us, stroke us and satisfy us, but are not pleasing to God. The Father loves us, regardless of where we are in our lives as it relates to the execution of His divine will. But it's a pretty sad indictment when we refuse to yield to the will of the Father, knowing that goes against the purpose of the Son of God.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we beseech You today, break the yoke that is keeping us in bondage to dead works. Set us free from the mind-set that has us consistently going against the path that You have ordained for our lives. Give us the Spirit of Your Son in the Garden of Gethsemane, not my will, but Thy Will be done. Thank You for the Deliverance Father, in Jesus' Name, Amen.