Begin with the End in Mind

1 Tim 4:10, “For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially to those who believe.”

This Sunday we begin looking at why Lord of the Harvest Baptist Church/Harvest Church believes our purpose is “Creating and Enabling faithful followers of Christ”. That is our purpose. We as individuals, families and as a faith family are to be doing everything we can to help everyone we come into contact with become “faithful followers of Christ”. If we are going to do that we have to put that first. We have to begin with the end in mind. We have to see the importance of radiating the glory of Christ so that Christ will be revealed to everyone. If we forget the end desire, we will forget why we do what we do. We will grow faint. We will get confused and disoriented. I ask you to take time to memorize 1 Tim 4:10. Remember why you do what you do. Remember why you get up everyday. What we do as a faith family is seek to bring people/everybody to become faithful followers of Christ. Do what it takes today. Remember everybody is on a journey and we can accomplish more when we walk together in Christ.

Is the End In Mind?

Begin with the end in mind. I have heard this statement all my life but have not adhered to it in many areas. If I had many things would be different. I would weigh less than 200 pounds, I would be debt free, my children’s college would be paid for, my wife would not have to work, I would have led more people to Christ and in a deeper relationship with Him, I would have spent more time with my mom, dad and brother. I have seen the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, so I understand that side of things. But what if we approached our Christian life with the end in mind. I want to be a faithful follower of Christ. I want my wife to be a faithful follower of Christ. I want my children to be faithful followers of Christ. I want my friends and family to be faithful followers of Christ. I want to see our community become faithful followers of Christ. But, from where I stand it does not appear that these things just happen. Our church needs to approach every move we make with the end in mind. What is the end? Following Christ in all areas of life. Jesus, Paul, Peter and many more clearly understood the end and made their decisions with the end in mind. I go to the gym with the end in mind. I change my eating with the end in mind. I study God’s Word with the end in mind. On a day-to-day scale I see little change but as I look at it from a broader perspective there is a difference. Today, begin to live your life with the end in mind.