Prothesis is a Greek word translated as “purpose.” In studying on prayer and intercession, I can never get away from the understanding of His “purpose” in my life, our church and our region. Understanding the purposes of God is key to prayer and intercession.
In prayer and intercession there is declaring, decreeing and dictating the words authored by God. When we do this we begin to come in line with His purposes. Of course, this is done by faith. Hebrews 12:2 says, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the AUTHOR and PERFECTER of our faith…” He is the Author, the one who wrote it all out before time began. He wrote our victory plan. He authored our success! He also perfected it. Your life is a perfect creation of God, full of excitement, adventure, accomplishment and lots of love!
God authored this life of ours. We call it destiny; He calls it purpose. The work of the author can be seen in the study of the word “purpose.”
2 Timothy 1:9 “…who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace”.
Romans 8:28 “…And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”.
As I mentioned earlier, “purpose” comes from the Greek term prosthesis, which means to set forth the purpose of something in advance. Words like exposition and thesis explain the meaning of prothesis very well. In other words, God wrote His plan, His exposition, and His thesis about you before you were ever born!!
Psalms 139:16 says it this way… “your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be”.
You have the right to experience this destiny. God has purposed your purpose. But it will never be understood without an understanding of prayer and intercession. The author has authority. He authored your purpose. Prayer simply gives to you His authority to live out what He has already purposed!
So… Have you considered what your purpose is?
