Isaiah 55:10-11
10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
God is moving powerfully! In this scripture we see that the word has a purpose. A purpose to save! To save every soul on earth. And now you must ask, “What is the purpose of my life”? 
For Jesus, His purpose, His goal, His dream was to save the world! As we know, it took all He had to succeed, which takes me to the question; what is the purpose of His followers? Is it the same thing? To give all they have to save? YES! A deep question we can ask is “Have I given up everything for this world to be saved”? The only real way to know a Christian’s purpose is to look at what Jesus gave to us as a standard. Where do we find that? In the word of God! That’s the only way to truly know what a purpose of a disciple, or Christian (Acts 11:26), is. In Mark 1:14-18, Jesus starts out by proclaiming the gospel; calling people to repent and to believe the good news; and then a bold call to follow Him! Oh and one more thing, for those who choose to follow Him, they will become FISHERS OF MEN! The scriptures lay it out for us plainly here!
First, we have to proclaim the gospel, to preach the word of God! I must ask, are you proclaiming the gospel? And are you using the bible to support what you preach? Or are you just basing what you preach off of what you heard and learned from someone else? Secondly, we see the challenge of repentance. When you preach the word, do you get into the lives of those you preach to? To Jesus it was much more than just telling people about salvation, it was about showing salvation. But, before they could follow Jesus, they would have to drop everything else. What about you; Have you dropped everything? What about the drugs? The sex? The hate? The greed? The gossip? Without repentance there is no real faith in Christ! Why? If we believe Him, we would do what He asks of us. After this we see the call to follow! How about that? Not only do we preach the word and call them to repentance, but we also set them an example to follow! Setting an example as a follower of Christ is a radical call! It means we are giving ourselves over to God completely. This call is for every disciple of Christ. The example we have to follow is much more than the example of the Apostles, but the example of Christ! Lastly, we see the purpose of a disciple. This is the purpose: to be a fisher of men!
In turn being a fisher of men means to MAKE fishers of men! What’s that mean? It means to go out and do what Jesus did here. Risk yourself, spend time on others to save their souls, and follow the exact pattern of this scripture and others that go along with it. In Matthew 28:18-20, we see the great commission! It involves one simple task: to go and make disciples of all nations. You know what it takes now. And it’s up to you to make this your purpose. Now go and evangelize the world in YOUR generation!
With Love,
Marcel Turner
