Camporama 2009 was very memorable and it was a whole lot of fun! I had a great time being an Australian at Camporama. For those of you who don’t know much about it, visit www.camporama09.com to find out more.The theme for the camp was Positioned To Serve and the Bible verse was taken from:
Acts 13:36
David had served God’s purpose in his own generation…
In this verse we see Paul mentioning about David serving God’s purpose in his own generation before he died and was laid to rest.
David was a man anointed by God for a purpose that will eventually lead to the birth of Jesus Christ. David was in the lineage starting from the promise God gave to Abraham. To put in simple term, David was a very very important man in the Bible.
We know that he is the youngest son in his family and we know of the famous encounter he had with the Philistine giant, Goliath. And how he defeated that giant with only a stone and a sling. And we also know that David killed lions and bears to protect his sheep. We also know that he fell into sexual temptation, murdered 7 innocent men and killed the husband of Bathsheba. He also conquered many lands. David was Israel’s greatest king. He might have fell terribly and sinned a lot but in the end, he did serve God’s purpose in his own generation before he died.
What’s more important is that we know David did what he was supposed to do before he died. God called him and raise him up for a purpose, and for a purpose that only David can serve. If David chose not to serve God’s purpose, then his life would have been a waste and God will be faithful to raise up another to take over David’s place.
Do you not know that each and everyone of you have your own calling and a purpose in life? You are not called to only live life like everyone else and doing what everyone is doing. You were not born to eat, sleep, live, have fun, and die.
You were born for more than this.
Even a small flower was born to serve a purpose. First, they slowly sprout from a tiny seedling to a stalk. Then leaves start coming out to make food. After when they are fully grown, their flowers bloom, painting the world with beautiful colors and brightening up the horizon. They were made to bloom, made to beautify the world and to give color, light and scent. And once they have finished what they were suppose to do, they wither and die, but before that, leaving behind seeds for the next generation.
Can you see the similarities between a simple flower and the human life.
Only you can serve God’s purpose in your own generation. If you fail to do so, another life would have come and gone leaving no impact, leaving nothing but fractured bones and decomposing flesh, eaten by maggots.
Take life seriously, seek for a higher calling and seek to do what God has called you to do. Know that there is more to life than this. Your reward is in heaven. Yes, live life to the fullest, but to the fullest according to God’s standard, not men’s standard.
What will people say of you?
More importantly what will God say of you?
“Well done, My child. Just like David and a simple flower, you have served My purpose in your own generation…”
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Picture above taken by Ryan Lai from Grace USJ.
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