dedicated to a sacred purpose

Joshua 3:5 Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you."

In all the Life Journal readings this morning, this one little verse is what jumped out at me. Maybe it's because I really want to see God do amazing things! I pray daily that God will reveal Himself, doing what only God can do, in my home, church, community and world. But this morning I am asking myself, "Am I consecrated to HIM?"

According to Strong's dictionary, that word is "sanctified" and means separated to GOD. I really like the Miriam Webster definition of consecrate: dedicated to a sacred purpose. Yes, I do have a sacred purpose! For reason's I will never fully comprehend, the God of the universe has chosen to reveal Himself to the world through His people. He wants to do amazing things among us so that "all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful"( Josh 4:24).

I understand my life's purpose like this: I seek to live my life in such a way that everyone with whom I interact moves closer to Jesus. To do that, I myself must live close to Jesus! I want to seek HIM in the morning, talk to HIM throughout the day, and look for HIM all around me. I want to be dedicated to this sacred purpose: to know and to follow hard after JESUS. I want to consecrate myself to the LORD and I will see HIM do amazing things!