The Christian's Course

Ephesians 2:2 - There is a course that the world is taking. It's a course called the ways of the world. There is the prince of the power of the air in this world. People of the world are under his control and are obedient to him. There is the evil spirit that is working in the sons of disobedience - people who live against the purposes of God. The world has a sway over and can influence those who walk according to its ways.

Ephesians 2:10 - But as Christians, we are God's handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus (born anew) that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) that we should walk in them - living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live.

Colossians 1:9 - Paul's prayer is that with all spiritual wisdom and understanding we may be filled with the knowledge of His will so that we may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

Philippians 1:9 - Paul prays a similar prayer with different words. He asks that their love may abound in real knowledge and all insight so that they may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Christ Jesus - to the glory and praise of God.

To encapsulate the above we could say that our purpose in life is:

1. to guard our hearts from the spirit of the world. (see James 4:4 and 1John 2:15-17)
   
2. to constantly discover the will of God that He has predestined for us beforehand.
   
3. to seek His face each day that in every thing we do, even in tasks as mundane as eating and drinking, we will glorify God. (1Corinthians 10:31)
   
4. that like Jesus who said, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me." (John 4:34) we would have that zealousness to live for the will of God and for that will only.
   
5. to earnestly and perseveringly wait on God to reveal His will at each phase in our lives; strength to walk in it; and grace to exalt Him when we are in it.

The results are plain. We can be certain we would not only be in delight to find that our life's path is aligned with the perfect, flawless and wise ways of God but that - 

• out of the rich treasury of His glory, we would be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the Holy Spirit Himself - indwelling in our innermost being and personality.
  
• Christ through faith would actually dwell - settle down, abide, make His permanent home - in our hearts! (see John 14: 23).
  
• this experience would be practical - an experience that surpasses mere knowledge - where we will be filled (through all our being) unto all the fullness of God, enjoying progressively the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself.  

Now to Him who by the action of His power that is at work within us, is able to do superabundantly far over and above all that we dare ask or think - infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes or dreams - to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

The above thoughts are adapted from Ephesians 3 : 16 - 21 (Amplified)