Bible Verses on Purpose

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Understanding God’s Purpose in your life

At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out.They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with command through Moses.

Numbers 9:23

Understanding God’s Purpose in your lifeNumbers 9:23Life Application Bible

The Israelites travelled and camped as guided. When you follow God’s guidance, you know where you are where God wants you, whether you’re moving or staying in one place.


You are physically somewhere right now. Instead of praying “God. What do you want me to do next?” ask God “ God, what do you want me to do while I am here?


Direction from God is not just for your next big move. He has a purpose in placing you where you are right now. Begin to understand God’s purpose for your life by discovering what he wants you to do now.

Understanding God’s Purpose in your life

These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan – that isIn the Arabah – opposite Suph, between in Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir. – Deuteronomy 1:1,2

Understanding God’s Purpose in your lifeDeuteronomy 1:1,2Life Application Bible

The Israelites spent 40 years on a journey that should have lasted 11 days. It wasn’t distance that stood between them in the promised land. It was the condition of their hearts. God’s purpose went deeper than simply transporting a huge group of people to a new land.


He was preparing them to live in obedience to Him once they arrived. What good was the promised land if the Israelites was just as wicked as the nations already living there? The journey was a painful nut necessary part of their preparation. Through it God taught the Israelites who he was: the living God,


the Leader of their nation, he also taught them who they were. People who were fallen, sinful, prone to rebellion and doubt. He gave his rebellious people the law to help them understand how to relate to God and to other people.


Your spiritual pilgrimage may be lengthy, and you may face pain, discouragement and difficulties. But remember that God isn’t trying to keep you alive. He wants to prepare you to live for service and devotion to him.

How we lose sight of ours

And the people said to Joshua, “ We will serve the Lord our God and obey him. On that day, Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he drew up for them decrees and lawsAnd Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up under the oak near the holy place of the Lord. Joshua 24:24-26

How we lose sight of oursJoshua 24:24-26Life Application Bible

The covenant between the Israel and God was that the people would worship and obey the Lord alone. Their purpose was to become a holy nation that would influence the rest of the world for God. The conquest of Canaan was a means to achieve this purpose, but Israel became preoccupied with the land and lost sight of the Lord God


The same can happen in our lives. We can spend so much time on the means that we forget the end – to glorify God. Churches may make this mistake as well. For example, the congregation may pour all of its energies into a new facility, only to become self-satisfied or fearful of lettting certain people groups use it.


If this happens, they have focused on the building and lose sight of its purpose – to others to God.

God is directing our lives for a purpose

The Lord bless him! Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. He has not stop showing his kindness to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative; he is one of ourkinsman-redeemers.”Ruth 2:20

God is directing our lives for a purposeRuth 2:20Life Application BibleThough Ruth may not have always recognized God’s guidance, he had been with her every step . She went to gelan and “just happened” to end up in the field owned by Boaz who “just happened to be a close relative. This was more than a coincidence.

God is directing our lives for a purposeRuth 2:20Life Application Bible

As you go about your daily task. God is working in your life in ways you may not even notice. We must not close the door on what God can do. Events do not occur by luck or coincidence. We should have faith that God is directing our lives for his purpose

God has put you where you are for a purpose

He sent back his answer : Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For of you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your fathers’ family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to a royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:13-14

God has put you where you are for a purposeEsther 4:13-14Life Application Bible

After the decree to kill the Jews were given , Mordecai and Esther could have despaired, decided only to save themselves, or just waited for God’s intervention. Instead they saw that God had placed them in their positions for a purpose, so they seized the moment and they acted.

God has put you where you are for a purposeEsther 4:13-14Life Application Bible

When it is within our reach to save others, we must do so. In a life-threatening situation, don’t withdraw, behave selfishly, wallow in despair, or wait for God to fix everything. Instead, ask God’s direction, and act! God may have placed where you are “for such a time as this.”

Suffering does not destroy life’s purpose

Why is life given to manWhose way is hidden,Whom God has hedged in?For sighing comes to me instead of food;My groans pour out like waterWhat I feared has come upon me;What I dreaded has happened to me.I have no peace, no quietnessI have no rest, but only turmoil. Job 3:23-26

Suffering does not destroy life’s purposeJob 3:23-26Life Application Bible

Job had been careful not to worship material possessions but to worship God alone. Here he was overwhelmed by calamities that mocked his caution, and he complained about trials that came despite his right living. All the principles by which he had lived were crumbling, and Job began to lose his perspective.


Trials and grief, whether temporary or enduring, do not destroy the real purpose of life. Life is not given merely for happiness and personal fulfilment, but for us to serve and honor the Lord.The worth and meaning of life is not based on what we feel, but on the one reality no one can take away –God’s love for us


Don’t assume that because God truly loves you, he will always prevent suffering. Romans 8:38,39 teaches us that nothing can separate us from God’s love.

Religious leaders lose sight of their real purpose

But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away!Crucify him! “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.”John 19:15

Religious leaders lose sight of their real purposeJohn 19:15Life Application Bible

The Jewish leaders were so desperate to get rid of Jesus that, despite their intense hatred for Rome, they shouted “We have no king but Caesar,” How ironic that they feigned allegiance to Rome while rejecting their own Messiah! Their own words condemned them, for God was to be their only true King

Religious leaders lose sight of their real purposeJohn 19:15Life Application Bible

And they had abandoned every trace of loyalty to him. The priests had truly lost their reasons for existence – instead of turning people to God, they claimed allegiance to Rome in order to kill their Messiah.

Religious leaders lose sight of their real purpose

For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Romans 8:29

Religious leaders lose sight of their real purposeRomans 8:29Life Application Bible

Some believe these verses mean that before the beginning of the world, God chose certain people to receive his gift of salvation. They point out to verses like Ephesians 1:11 that says we are predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.


Others believe that God foreknew those who would respond to him and upon those he set his mark (predestined) What is clear is that God’s purpose for people was not an afterthought; it was settled before the foundation of the world.


People are to serve and honor God. If you have believed in Christ, you can rejoice in the fact that God has always known you. God’s love is eternal. His wisdom and power are supreme. He will guide and protect you until you one day stand in is presence.

Fulfilling the purpose for which we were made

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.John 1:3

Fulfilling the purpose for which we were madeJohn 1:3Life Application Bible

When God created, he made something from nothing. Because we are created beings, we have no basis for pride. Remember that you exist only because God made you., and you have special gifts only because God gave them to you.

Fulfilling the purpose for which we were madeJohn 1:3Life Application Bible

With God you are something valuable and unique; apart from God you are nothing, and if you try to live without him, you will be abandoning the purpose for which you were made.

Jesus’ Purpose was to do God’s will

All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.John 6:37,38

Jesus’ Purpose was to do God’s willJohn 6:37,38Life Application Bible

Jesus did not work independently of God the Father but in union with him. This should give us even more assurance of being welcome into God’s presence and being protected by him. Jesus’ purpose was to do the will of the Father, not to satisfy human desires. When we follow Jesus, we should have the same purpose.

God’s Purpose for all believers

With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may cont you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.2 Thessalonians 1:11,12

God’s Purpose for all believers2 Thessalonians 1:11,12Life Application Bible

Our “calling” from God as Christians, is to become like Christ. This is a gradual lifelong process that will be completed when we see Christ face to face (1 John 3:2). To be “worthy” of this calling means to want to do what is right and good (as Christ would) . We aren’t perfect yet, but we are moving in that direction as God works in us.

The purpose of the Bible

So that the man of God may be thorougly equipped for every good work.2 Timothy 3:17

The purpose of the Bible2 Timothy 3:17Life Application Bible

The whole Bible is God’s inspired Word. Because it is inspired and trustworthy, we should read it and apply it to our lives. The Bible is our standard to testing everything else that claims to be true.


In our zeal for the truth of the Scripture, we must never forget its purpose –to equip us to do good. We should not study God’s Word to simply increase our knowledge or to prepare us to win arguments.


We should simply study the Bible so that we will know how to do Christ’s work in the world. Our knowledge of God’s Word is not useful unless it strengthens our faith and leads us to do good.

How would you describe your purpose in life?

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness. A faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.Titus 1:1,2

How would you describe your purpose in life?Titus 1:1,2Life Application Bible

In short phrase, Paul gives insight into his reason for living. The process begins with the proclamation of faith, continues with the knowledge of truth, which is then shown by people living in godliness.


Paul wanted men and women to be mature in Jesus Christ. This was his ultimate objective by which he evaluated all he did.


How would your church evaluate its ultimate objectives?What specific goals, ministries, and service opportunities bring believers to faith, spiritual maturity and godliness?


Do established members reflect good Christian conduct and desire for Christian service?How would you describe your purpose in life?To what are you devoted?Are you willing to share your faith, teach the truth and live a godly life for all to see?

To be well pleasing to Christ is indeed the sum of all which is truly Christian. In arresting contrast to the ambition of this world, it is centered not on self, but on the Savior. It’s our goal is to please Him.

– Philip Hughes

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