Bought for Great Things
We are called to greatness, and not ordinariness. Jesus bought us with His blood in order to glorify Himself in us. Saved in Him, we can only grow from glory to glory. It is dangerous and very wasteful for us to remain at one place. We must set our minds and hearts to move in His direction, onto greater works always. Main Readings : John 14: 12; Eph. 2: 1-10, 1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23) Great means distinguished, inspiring awe, large , numerous , or outstanding This is what the Lord has bought us to: 1. Distinguished in righteousness (Mt 5:14-16) 2. Awe-inspiring to normal detractors (See Acts 2:43) 3. Large territory of Influence (See Acts 1:8) 4. Numerous offspring/disciples (See John 15:5. Cf. Gen. 12: 2) 5. Unique or outstanding in ministry and gifting (See 1 Cor. 12: 4,11) His calling is against our human tendency to: 1. ...