LIVE
Today's reading: Exodus 7-9

"But I have let you live for this reason--that you might see my power and that my fame might spread throughout the earth." Exodus 9:16 NLT

Live-to be alive; to have a life rich in experience; to pass through or spend the duration of.

I have to admit, there are days when I have to re-align my personal purpose for living with the purpose God has for me to be alive.

Personally, I spend a lot of my time believing I am here to be comfortable, kept and blessed. I think things should go my way, things should go easily for me and there should be no pain involved, what so ever. I think the sun should always shine, the birds always sing and all my meals be ice cream topped with sprinkles.

But that doesn't align with what my Bible says.

It doesn't prove to be true in the lives of Bible heroes, saints of old or in the lives of some of the most godly people I know.

Our purpose is to bring glory to God.  To see Him more clearly. To see His power up close and personally.

According to the verse I found this morning, that is the very same purpose God had for allowing the evil Egyptians to live through the plagues!

That is sobering.

Like I said, there are times I need that fact to re-center my thoughts and re-focus my intentions for living.

God has not placed me here for the 'fluff', but to learn more about Him, shine in His likeness and to magnify Him in all I do!