The World Out of Us: My Refined Purpose after 47 Years
This morning, during a study on 2 Corinthians 5:18 regarding our reconciliation to God, I was hit with a piercing question: “What is your next step as you reflect on reconciliation with God?”
As I looked back over nearly 47 years of walking with the Lord, my response wasn’t what it would have been decades ago. I’ve realized that being reconciled is just the beginning of the legal transaction.
The Egypt Dilemma I’ll be honest with you: I wasted many years. I walked in foolishness, much like the children of Israel. They were legally “out of Egypt” the moment they crossed the sea, but Egypt was still in them. Their ways were still the ways of their old master, not the ways of their King.
The Lord doesn’t just want to get us out of the world; He wants to get the world out of us. He wants to replace our “religious opinions” with “Kingdom protocols.”
My Purpose Re-Defined I wish I had assimilated this truth in the beginning, but I blame no one but myself. I now understand that salvation is not the finish line—it is the means to an end. It is the starting point for a much larger purpose.
So, here is my “next step,” which I intend to walk out every day for the next 50 years:
Since salvation is the starting point and not the goal, I will endure to the end seeking first—and communicating—the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. My focus is His intent: establishing and expanding His Kingdom on the earth, exalting the King of Kings, and proclaiming the mighty name of Jesus with thanksgiving every day of my life.
Are you still standing at the starting line of salvation, or are you ready to run toward the purpose of the Kingdom?
May God bless you abundantly, and make you a blessing to others!
— Bishop Dennis Davis
Christian Fellowship International
CFI Family
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”Voice of the Anointing” podcast
Thank you Bishop Dennis,
Salvation is not the finish line, it is the starting point. Many receive Christ but remain at the gate, yet the Kingdom calls us forward into purpose, growth, and assignment.
The Word of God challenges us not to stay where we began:
📖 “Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, Hebrews 6:1
God did not save us just to stand still. He saved us to run a race with intention:
📖 “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus…” Hebrews 12:1–2
Standing at the starting line means being satisfied with just being saved. But the Kingdom demands movement—growth in faith, walking in obedience, and fulfilling divine purpose.
May Almighty God bless you all.