Focus in Your Assignment

In 2 Co 6:17, God declares that He wants His people to separate themselves from the people and things of the world. God wants you to be distinct from the world. You are called to reach the world and not to blend with the world. Apostle Paul warns the church not to be wrongly connected and associated - 2 Co 6:14. 

You are the light of the world - Mt 5:14. You are called to make a difference in your environment - Gen 1:28. Your light is not meant to be covered - Mt 5:15. In order for your light to shine then you must associate rightly separate yourself unto your assignment. Abraham was separated for his assignment - Gen 12:2. Paul and Barnabas were separated for the call of God upon their lives - Acts 13:2. Stephen and Phillip were among the seven men separated to be deacons - Acts 6:3. 

Your assignment is so important that you must guard it appropriately. Don't compromise your assignment. Separate yourself and accomplish your assignment. 

Celebrate Your Assignment

In Gal 2:8, Apostle Paul was saying that the same God who worked with Peter in his assignment also worked with Paul to accomplish his assignment. Friend every God-given assignment is important to God. God is ready, willing and able to work with you to accomplish your assignment.

However you must refuse to be intimidated by the assignment of others. Apostle Paul lived at a time when it was not popular to minister to non-Jews. He could have felt that his assignment was inferior to the assignepment of others. Rather he magnified his office.

Settle it in your mind today. Your assignment is important to God and to your generation. If this was not true, you would not have been created. So live your life like you have an important mission. Don't be distracted or discouraged by the views or comments of others. As you celebrate and prioritize your assignment, others will eventually celebrate your results.

Remain Committed to Your Assignment

The Bible records in Acts 10:38 that Jesus was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit and consequently with power. This anointing was for a purpose. Further in Acts 10:38, it is recorded that Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil, for God was with Him. It is clear that Jesus understood that the anointing upon Him was not just for Him but it was for Him to complete His assignment; He remained focus on His assignment.

When you become born again, after accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your spirit was recreated and the Holy Spirit began to dwell in your spirit - Jn 14:16-17 & 1 Jn 4:4. The Holy Spirit embodies the power of God. God knew that for you to accomplish all that He has called you to do, you will need the Holy Spirit. Furthermore according to 1 Jn 2:20, you have an anointing from God by virtue of the Holy Spirit.

This gift of the Holy Spirit and the subsequent anointing is not just for your personal life. They have been given to you so that you can accomplish your assignment. However in order to maximize the power and anointing of God, you must remain focused and dedicated to your assignment. Jesus did not detour from His assignment. he stayed the course in spite of temptations and potential distractions. It was clear to all those who were around Him that He was on a mission to fulfill His destiny - Luk 2:49. Make a commitment to stay focused on your assignment and with the help of the Holy Spirit, you will accomplish all that you we called to do.

Stay Committed to Your Assignment

Apostle Paul was declaring in 2 Ti 4:7 that he has completed the assignment that God called him unto. He remained faithful to the call upon his life and finished his race. Paul also referred to fighting the good fight. This was a reference to all the temptations that he faced to quit, be distracted or to run another race entirely.

You see you will always face potential distractions on the path to fulfilling your God-given purpose. These distractions will attempt to derail you. In order to be able to declare success as Paul did, you must be committed to our purpose irrespective of the situation and the environment.

Fill yourself up with the Word to strengthen your spirit man, and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you. As you do these you will be able to resist every attempt to distract you off your course. Then at the end of it all you will say, "I have completed my assignment on earth".

Make a Commitment To Your Assignment

Jesus was speaking in Jn 4:34. He was expressing His commitment to His God-given assignment. Jesus likened His assignment to the body's commitment to food. Jesus was saying that just like the body cannot be sustained without food, His life was dependent on fulfilling His purpose.

You see if you and I would be just as committed or even more committed to our God-given assignment as our bodies are to food then we will live purposeful lives. This is the challenge that I issue to you today. Make a commitment to live the life that God set you apart for. Be committed to completing your assignment.

Your total commitment to your assignment pleases God - Mt 17:5. And it will be said of you at the end of time that you served your generation - Acts 13:36.

You have grace for your assignment

2 Ti 1:9.

God called us with a specific purpose in mind. And he allocated grace for us to accomplish all that He created us to do.

Irrespective of how glamorous and exciting another person's purpose may seem, you must never downplay your purpose. In God's eyes everyone's purpose is important. This is why He allocated grace for each purpose.

Grace is not just unmerited favor but grace also speaks of God's willingness to make His ability and power available for us.

So as you go living a purposeful life and fulfilling purpose remember that you are not in it alone. Factor in the grace of God.