“If we were both the same, one of us wouldn’t be necessary.” I’ve often heard my parents share that in reference to their marriage, our home, groups at church, community leaders, etc. And it’s true! In the words God instructed the psalmist to write down and share with us in Psalm 139 (through the prayer of the psalmist to God), it’s clear to see that each of us was made for a specific purpose, at a specific time, and in a specific way:

For you created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! —Psalm 139: 13–17 (NIV)

There are more than twenty years’ worth of articles, journal writings, Bible studies, and blog posts within those four verses, but I want to share one simple take-away this morning in preparation for a two-part interview that I will post this Friday and next Monday—and for future interviews that I will post over the course of the next few months. This take-away is true of every Christ follower:

Part of your purpose is to help others fulfill their purpose.

Whether you pray for them (James 5:16, “pray for one another”), teach (equip) them in preparation for fulfilling their purpose (Matthew 28:20), cheerfuly provide in some way financially to meet a need or support their work for the Gospel (2 Corinthians 9:7), or encourage them through a note or kind word (1 Thessalonians 5:11), you are helping them to fulfill their purpose, and accomplishing part of God’s purpose for you in the process!

As I mentioned, this Friday and next Monday, I’ll be sharing the story of a young lady that we have an opprtunity to help pray for, equip, provide for, and encourage. But for today, seek your purpose and ask God to help you fulfill it for His glory.

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