Anointed to Serve Your Generation

By Pastor Kenny Folarin
Ephesians 2: 8-10
God has called each one of us to serve our generation. There is a reason why you are on the earth right now.
Your life is not an accident of creation or a mistake and you are not on earth by coincidence.
God divinely orchestrated your existence from your mother’s womb and brought you on earth at this point in time to be a blessing to our world.
We have all been created for good works (Ephesians 2: 10). We are not here to occupy pace or to get born again and immediately go to heaven. We all need to ask “who have I been sent to in this world” and “why am I here on earth?” Do you know that there is a reason for your existence?
Do you realise survival is not the main purpose of your existence? When God created us, He had a purpose in His mind.
He deliberately and specifically created each one of us to solve a problem. Unfortunately, many of us focus on our shortcomings and the negatives in our lives and feel we cannot tackle the challenges we currently have in our environment.
It is important to focus on adding value, solving problems and helping people. When we do this, we attract God’s blessings and help.
When Jesus received the anointing, He knew that it was not for Himself. He knew that the purpose of the anointing was for the good of others (Act 10:38).
Nowadays, many of us erroneously believe that the anointing is for meeting our personal needs. You need to know that the reason for your life is not about you. Your life is too small to be the purpose of your existence.
Jesus used His anointing to heal the sick, to feed the crowd and to fight injustice and inequality in the society (Luke 4:16-19).
You need to identify the specific problem you are wired to solve. What are you doing with all the resources that God has given to you?
These resources include your time, your God-given talents, skills and abilities. How are you using them to serve your community, church, society and generation? What are you doing with your wealth and money especially with the level of poverty and lack around you? Use your treasure to bless your generation. Mother Teresa met the needs of the poor.
Today, she is known all over the world. What are you doing with the important links you have? Have those relationships impacted the lives of those around you? We will all give an account of how we used the gifts, talents, resources and relationships God has given us (Romans 14:12).
When you consistently add value to other people’s lives, you will not be in need (1 Corinthians 12:7).
We are all gifted; we all have gifts. We all have the grace to touch and transform lives (1Peter 4:10-11 NLT).
Identify the area God expects you to serve your generation. Every single day is an investment and an opportunity to touch lives to His glory. Do not squander those opportunities!