Bible Study August 17, 2023
2 Thessalonians 2:16 – 17 (ESV)
“16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.”
There is a famous Christmas movie called “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
Today, It’s a Wonderful Life is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time and among the best Christmas films. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made.
There a several aspects to the plot but looking at one. On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, George Bailey contemplates suicide. The prayers of his family and friends reach Heaven, where guardian angel second class Clarence Odbody is assigned to save George in order to earn his wings. Clarence is shown flashbacks of George’s life. He watches 12-year-old George rescue his younger brother Harry from drowning, leaving George deaf in his left ear. George later prevents the pharmacist, Mr. Gower, from accidentally poisoning a customer’s prescription.
God has designed us for something directly suited to us. It may be for grandiose things it may not. The impact we make on the world is only the way we can, no one can do it for us.
God created each of use for an abundant life to be aligned with Christ. Our lives are designed as a pathway to impact others. God sometimes carries us to our destiny but we can be assured He will always be walking with us.
Life was given to us for a purpose – rise to the occasion.
God Bless.
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