History Books in 90 Days: 2 Chronicles 18-20
Ephesians 2:10 (ESV); For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good
works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
To be intentional is to do something with design and purpose; not accidental. As Christians we
actually have a solid reason why intentionality is important. If we were just a result of a random,
evolutionary process, we wouldn’t even be able to be intentional! But because we find our
beginnings in a purposeful God, we can live a life full of purpose! Isn’t God amazing?!
Pride and selfishness are the oldest sins in the book. The charge of the sinful nature is to
become the centre of your own universe. We need to intentionally deny our nature and die to
ourselves. This takes hard work, as is always the case when one wants to go against the grain.
We must put our faith in the power of God and rely on His grace because we are sure to fail at
some point, and if we deny our sinful nature out of our own power alone, we are sure to burn
out. But God has graciously given us the Holy Spirit to be our Helper.
We need to live our lives on purpose because we have a REASON for purpose. Our lives must
look different than the lives of those around us. If we don’t feel joyful and purposeful, let us
make those important prayer points in our times with the Lord! God made you BY Himself and
FOR Himself. He consciously chose the ingredients that would combine to form you. You are
His unique workmanship, created with the intention to do the works of God!
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Do you feel that your life and your perspective truly are different than that of the non-
Christians around you? If so, how? If not, ask God to show you why.
2. Ask God to show you areas where you are seeking to be the centre of your own universe
and confess.
3. Ask God to tell you what he enjoyed creating in you. Journal about His response or have a
dialogue with Him.
