Abraham: Abraham's mission was to establish a covenant with God, pioneer the path of monotheism by rejecting the polytheistic and idolatrous practices of the ancient world, become the patriarch of a great nation, a foundational model of faith and ultimately serve as a channel of divine blessing for all the families and nations of the earth.
Joseph: Joseph’s mission was to go ahead into Egypt to preserve (from perishing in a time of severe famine) the family of Israel and set the stage for the growth of the Israelite nation through which God planned to reveal Himself to the world.
Moses: Moses’ mission was to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, lead them through the wilderness, bring them to the Promised Land and lead them into the Old Covenant with God, which among other things served as a guide to point mankind to Christ.
Joshua: Joshua's mission was to assist and succeed Moses, lead the people of Israel across the Jordan River, and conquer the Promised Land of Canaan in addition to establishing the tribes in their new land and turning their hearts back to God's law.
Samuel: Samuel’s mission was to serve God by bridging a crucial era in Israel's history –acting as the last ruling judge (turning Israel back from idolatry to God), a premier prophet, and the "kingmaker" who transitioned the nation from a loose tribal confederacy under judges into a united monarchy.
King David: David's mission was to unite the twelve tribes of Israel, capture and establish Jerusalem as Israel’s spiritual and political center, lead the nation in putting God at the center of national life, and establish a royal bloodline that would eventually lead to the birth of Jesus Christ
King Solomon: Solomon's mission was to govern the united kingdom of Israel in peace and prosperity, build the first holy Temple in Jerusalem, and lead God's people with divine wisdom
Esther: Esther’s mission was to save the Jewish people from complete destruction and genocide in the Persian Empire.
Ezra: Ezra’s mission was to restore the spiritual identity and purity of the Jewish exiles returning to Jerusalem from Babylon and lead them to renew their covenant with God by seeking, obeying, and teaching God’s law.
Nehemiah: Nehemiah's mission was to rebuild the ruined protective walls of Jerusalem (which had remained broken down more than a half-century after the completion of the rebuilding of the temple) and serve as the governor of Judah to restore the physical, social, and spiritual security of the Jewish people in the 5th century BC
John the Baptist: John's mission was to act as the prophetic forerunner, announcer and messenger who prepared the way for Jesus Christ, calling people to repent of their sins, baptizing them in the Jordan River, and pointing them to Jesus as the promised Messiah
Mary: Mary’s mission was to birth Jesus physically, nurture Him during his childhood and point people to Him as Christ.
Jesus Christ: Jesus' mission on earth was to save mankind from sin and death, reveal God's love, destroy the power of darkness over humanity, reconcile men to God and establish God’s kingdom on earth
Apostle Peter: Peter's mission was to serve as the rock upon which Jesus would build His church, to feed Jesus’ sheep and to lead the early Christian community in spreading the Gospel.
Apostle Paul: Paul's mission was to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, specifically to non-Jewish people, and establishing Christian communities across the Roman Empire, while supporting himself working as a tentmaker.
C.T. Studd: C.T. Studd’s mission was to spread the Gospel to unreached people in Inland China, India, and the Belgian Congo, eventually establishing the Heart of Africa Mission, which later expanded into the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (WEC) to mobilize global missionaries.
R.G. LeTourneau: R.G. LeTourneau’s mission was to be "God’s businessman", receiving divine inspiration to design groundbreaking heavy earth-moving equipment, running a successful engineering business as a mission field and giving away 90% of his income to fund global Christian missions and co-founding LeTourneau University to blend technical and Christian education.
William Wilberforce: William Wilberforce’s mission was to fight for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade and the reformation of societal morals in Britain.
Mary Slessor: Mary Slessor’s mission was to spread the gospel, stop the ritual killing of twin babies, end harmful practices like human sacrifice, protect women's rights and promote peace as a local judge among the Efik people in Nigeria.
Sydney Elton: Sydney Elton’s mission was to raise, nurture and mentor a new generation of Christian leaders in Nigeria from 1937, laying the foundational prophetic and apostolic groundwork for the country's Pentecostal and Charismatic revival.
Dr. Francis Collins: Dr. Collins’ mission has been to decode the human genetic blueprint to cure disease while demonstrating the harmony between science and Christian faith
Prof. Z.T. Fomum: Prof. Fomum's mission was to conduct scientific research in organic chemistry as an act of obedience to God’s command to “subdue the earth” in addition to preaching the Gospel, making disciples, planting churches, and training spiritual leaders in Cameroon and beyond.
Now, the question is what is your own mission?
The truth is that every single one of us has a divine mandate/mission/assignment/purpose to fulfill. There is a specific reason God created you, there is a specific assignment God framed you to accomplish on earth in His great grand plan for mankind. We are not here on earth just to occupy space, we are not here to play and gallivant around, we are not here to live for ourselves and die. We all have been sent by God to do something for Him and not for ourselves. We all have a specific portion of God’s work on the face of the earth that has been assigned to us even before we were born for which we will one day stand before Him to give an account.
Have you sought the Lord to discover His purpose for your life? Or are you living for yourself, chasing your own dreams?
May the Lord help us all to find our life’s mission and pursue it with all our strength and complete it, so we can say at the end like Paul the Apostle, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Tim 4:7).
