Jer. 1:5

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations." Jer. 1:5

Yesterday, I left you with the fact that God knows you intimately, down to the very chromosomes in your cells and the ancestry that placed each gene in place. With that kind of intimate knowledge, it can safely be assumed that God knows what makes us tick and how to adjust what might be wrong in our lives. Jeremiah's call continues:

"Before you were born I sanctified you..." It stands to reason that if God spent so much effort in constructing you that He has a specific purpose for you. Take for example, God engineered Albert Einstein to be exceptionally brilliant so that he could unlock some of God's great natural mysteries.

God made David Livingston in such a way that he would become a medical missionary, who was able to spend years away from family and friends in order to proclaim the Gospel in Africa. God made Billy Graham, a humble hill country boy so that he would be able to preach the Good News in a way that the common man could and would hear and understand that God was calling him. Then God made Billy so well organized that he could preach to thousands at a time in great stadiums around the world. But God was not finished there. He created television so that Billy could preach to millions at a time!!!!

As with these examples, and the list could go on and on, God made you for a purpose. He consecrated you. He set you side for that mission. It may be that you are here to reach one person for Jesus, or to be the mother of a son or daughter who will reach one person for Jesus. It could be that you will make some great discovery that will change the world. Perhaps you will become a writer who will use words to move people to tears as they see the Gospel through the actions of your characters. Or, you mission may be to make people comfortable, to make the meeting house clean, to make meals for shut-ins, to call people who haven't been to services for a while, or to shovel snow in the winter so people can assemble to hear the Good News of salvation in Jesus. Then again, you might have some great mission to fulfill, if you will but heed the call. Amen and Amen.