Since the theme for the Word for the Week is mobilizing, and we have many current examples of how this works, I would like to examine one in particular because of its obvious and powerful lessons—that is how the Republican Party mobilized when Governor Sarah Palin was chosen as John McCain’s running mate. This may be an unprecedented example of what we are seeking to understand here so we would be missing a great opportunity not to examine it.

This is not about politics, but mobilization. In my lifetime, I cannot remember another person coming from such obscurity...

As we covered last week, to know the time of our visitation is crucial and to miss it brings judgment. The Lord called the people who could not discern the signs of the times “hypocrites.” To not be devoted to understanding the times and what God is doing in them, reveals that we don't care much for these most crucial issues and that our heart is not really devoted to His purposes.

Even though to miss the time of our visitation brings certain judgment, judgment does not necessarily mean condemnation. There are different types of judgment in Scripture, ranging...

One of the key factors in mobilization is having a cause to mobilize to. Those who mobilize must have a reason to mobilize. The cause is crucial and so is the leadership who is calling for the mobilization. The cause must be right, but people also want to know that those who are leading the cause are trustworthy enough to follow.

There will never be a greater cause than the gospel, and there will never be a more trustworthy Leader than the Lord Himself. If the Lord Jesus was here preaching the gospel today, then to follow Him and be...

The next major factor we will cover that is essential for us to find and walk in our purpose the following:

Beholding the glory of the Lord—Why is this important for us to walk in our purpose? We are changed into who we must be to fulfill our purposes as we are told in II Corinthians 3:18:   
 

Seeing our purpose can have the single most powerful impact on our own life after coming to know the Lord, being born again, and being baptized in His Spirit. All Christians are called to be witnesses, but we also have a calling in His body that is more specific than that. Every Christian is called to function in at least one spiritual gift, which is the tool we are given for fulfilling our purposes. So how do we come to the knowledge of these? There is a clear and easy path to it. My purpose for this study is to...