Conformed for a Purpose
To be conformed for a purpose means to be shaped and molded by God to fulfill His ideal and be used for His purposes.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about being vessels unto honor, sanctified and prepared for the Master's use, whether to bear burdens, convey messages, or reflect God's light, emphasizing the importance of inner harmony, peace, and joy in Him to fulfill these purposes. The sermon calls for God to mold believers into forms of beauty and usefulness, conforming them to the image of His Son, to stand as vessels meet for His use, providing refreshment and heavenly treasure to others.
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A vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the Master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
2 TIMOTHY 2:21
I AM an instrument for His use; perhaps to bear burdens, as of pain, sorrow, or shame; perhaps to convey messages, writing, speaking, conversing; perhaps simply to reflect light, showing His mind in the commonest of all daily rounds. In only one way can I truly do anything of these; in the way of inner harmony with Him, and peace and joy in Him.
HANDLEY C. G. MOULE
MOULD us, great God, into forms of beauty and usefulness by the wheel of Providence and by the touch of Thy hand. Fulfil Thine ideal, and conform us to the image of Thy Son. In Thy great house may we stand as vessels meet for Thy use. We are little better than common earthenware, but may we be cleansed, and purified, and filled with Thy heavenly treasure. Dip us deep into the River of Life, and give refreshment by us to many parched and weary hearts.
F. B. MEYER
The soul which gives itself wholly and without reserve to God, is filled with His own peace; and the closer we draw to our God so much the stronger and more steadfast and tranquil shall we become.
JEAN NICOLAS GROU
Sermon Outline
- Conformed for a Purpose
- Being a Vessel for God's Use
- The Process of Conformity
- The Result of Conformity
- The Role of Providence and God's Hand
- Fulfilling God's Ideal and Being Cleansed
- Standing as Vessels Meet for God's Use
- Being Filled with Heavenly Treasure
Key Quotes
“In only one way can I truly do anything of these; in the way of inner harmony with Him, and peace and joy in Him.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The soul which gives itself wholly and without reserve to God, is filled with His own peace;” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Fulfil Thine ideal, and conform us to the image of Thy Son.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- To be a vessel for God's use, we must give ourselves wholly and without reserve to Him, allowing His peace to fill our souls.
- We must be willing to be shaped and molded by God, allowing the wheel of Providence and His touch to conform us to His ideal.
- As we are conformed for a purpose, we will be filled with heavenly treasure and be prepared to bear burdens, convey messages, and reflect God's mind in daily life.