Reading: Revelation chapter 4
Text: Revelation 4:6-8

What is your primary intended purpose?

What is so important about knowing the primary intended purpose of something? If you stop and think about it, absolutely everything that was created, was created with a primary intended purpose. Let me give you a simple example; a hammer was created to drive nails into wood. I could also use the heel of my shoe to drive in a nail possibly, but would it do as good of a job as the hammer would? A lawn mower was built to cut grass very quickly. I am sure I could take a pair of scissors and cut my lawn but it might take a little longer than the lawn mower would. The point I’m getting at is that everything has a primary reason for which it was created and I don’t think that anything that is created is fulfilling its utmost potential unless it is being used for its primary intended purpose.
In revelation chapter 4 we get one of those rare glimpses into the throne room of God that I don’t think can be read, studied or pondered enough. The bible records very few of this incidents, I am pretty sure there are three. One was when Isaiah was taken up to the throne room, the second was when Ezekiel had a vision of what was going on up there and for the third, we have this record of John’s vision of the throne room of heaven. There are so many aspects that could be studied and so much that can be learned from these pictures we are given of the throne room of God. But I want to spotlight the one thing that stands out to me the most, especially in John’s account here in Revelations.
John tells of four living creatures that are around the throne of God. They have 6 wings, they have eyes all around and they worship God constantly. In Isaiah’s account they were flying around calling to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” In John’s record they are saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty who was and is and is to come.” These creatures are called Seraphs. They were created for one purpose, to worship God. I am pretty sure that if you were to go into the throne room of God right now, they’d be there, worshipping God like they have been doing for a very long time. Do you think they get bored? Do you think they ever take breaks? What’s the point of worshipping God non-stop for all eternity? I’m just raising some of the questions that have come into my mind regarding this scripture.
One of the things I find most fascinating is that the creatures are covered with eyes. Do you ever stop to wonder why that is? Is it possibly so that no matter where they are or which direction they are facing they can look at God? These creatures were created to worship God and to look at God, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and they seem to never get tired of it. I believe they are fulfilling their primary intended purpose. They are doing what they were created to do and I believe finding the most absolute contentment in carrying it out.
My question is; what is our primary intended purpose as human beings? What was the optimal use that I was created for? In Jeremiah 1:5 we read, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…” I think the bible makes it very clear that each of us have a purpose; as unique individuals and as a corporate body of believers. But what is it? Am I fulfilling it now? How much of my time should I spend trying to achieve it? Isaiah 43:21 sums it up the best, “The people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.” The Westminster Catechism says it like this, “The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” What I am getting at is that our primary intended purpose, the very reason for which we were created is to worship God. It is that simple. I Peter 2:9 says, “But you are a chosen people… that you may declare the praises of Him who called you…” You might ask, “So I am supposed to run around all day praising God? How would I get anything done? How would I do my job?” The bible even answers that. I Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whether you eat or drink, whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
Where am I going with all this? It is not until we start putting ALL of our effort into fulfilling what we were created for that we will truly find purpose, contentment and satisfaction. We waste all of our time trying to find purpose, contentment and satisfaction in everything else but Jesus, not realizing that it isn’t to be found anywhere else. We pursue pleasure in satisfying the lusts of the flesh thinking that was what we were made for. I Corinthians 6:13 says, “The body is not made for sexual immorality but for the Lord.” When we seek fulfillment in satisfying the lusts of the flesh, we are not fulfilling what we were created for. That is why we never find true contentment in sin. It is temporary and very short lived.
As I grow in the Lord and seek to grow closer to God in my walk, one thing I don’t want to do is waste my time. I want to be productive and efficient in all that I do for God. I value my time and energy and want to make the most of it. Ephesians 5:16 says, “Make the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” The only way to make the most of my time and to be as productive as possible is to seek to fulfill my primary intended purpose for which I was created. And that is to do all that I do as unto the Lord and make my primary occupation worshipping God, glorifying God and doing all that I do as unto Him. When we step into that reality and seek to live it out, then and only then can we find true fulfillment, contentment and satisfaction. Only then are we doing exactly what we were created to do.

How to pray this scripture:

Dear Lord Jesus, I want to fulfill my intended purpose. I want to be a true worshipper, one who will worship in spirit and in truth. I want to praise you and I want the posture of my heart to be like the Seraphs who gazed upon your beauty constantly ad never stopped saying “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.” I want to live a life bowed down before you and I want all that I do to be in worship and praise to you, in Jesus name, Amen.

Scriptures to read:

Genesis 1:28
Jeremiah 1:5
Isaiah 43:21
I Peter 2:9
I Corinthians 6:13
I Corinthians 10:31
Ephesians 5:16