The Purpose of Life
What is the real purpose of life?
What is the REAL purpose of life? Why are we here on
this earth?
“For what is your life?
It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14)
Our life is short, so short in fact that the Bible says it
is even as a vapour that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
Let’s ask ourselves, if the average lifespan of a human is
70 years, what is this compared to 50,000 years in heaven, or 10,000,000 years
with Jesus.
But as we know, in heaven there are no time limits, it is
for eternity.
“For our light
affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory; (2 Corinthians 4:17)
Our life now, when compared with forever in heaven, is truly
just a small time.
Consider for a moment ... Jesus, the all-powerful all-knowing
One Who, at His voice, the heavens were made and all the host of them, He is
the only source of life.
Contemplate this, that Jesus had everything. He could not
have had more honor, He had all riches. All good things were His.
God created this earth in its perfection, the plants, the
birds and fish, all the creeping beasts and humanity were created by Him.
But, we chose to follow deception rather than truth, to
follow death rather than life.
Now according to the law of God, man must die, there seemed
no alternative.
Disobedience to the law of God demanded the penalty - death.
But God had a plan, and in His great love He sent His Son
Jesus, to our world.
Imagine the almost infinite humiliation that Jesus felt to
put off His kingly robes and to experience the life of a human on this earth!
Jesus, because of His infinite love toward us, suffered
death for our sins, yes for my sins and for your sins, He paid the penalty, so
that we could receive His reward, the gift of eternal life.
“And the LORD God formed
man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7)
How did man become living? The Lord God breathed into him
the breathe of life and man became a living soul.
Does this mean that God gave our first parents the breath of
life and then left us to our own devices?
Do we, today, just continue the life-cycle independently of
God? The Bible says;
“The Spirit of God hath
made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” (Job 33:4)
This is an amazing fact, that, as the Almighty God gave
breath and life to Job (long after Adam had been given life) So He continues to
do the same to this present day.
The physical organism of man is under the supervision of
God, but it is not like a clock, which is set in operation, and must go of
itself.
The heart beats, pulse succeeds pulse, breath succeeds
breath, but the entire being is under the supervision of God.
"Ye are God's husbandry; ye are God's
building."
In God we live, and move, and have our being. Each
heartbeat, each breath, is the inspiration of Him who breathed into the
nostrils of Adam the breath of life - the inspiration of the ever-present God,
the great I AM. - E.G. White R.H.
God inspires each breath we breathe and if He were to
neglect us only for a few seconds we would cease to live!
We are totally dependent on God
for breath and life. Paul sums it up very accurately in Acts 17:28: “For in
him we live, and move, and have our being ...”
So, if our lives are very short even as a vapor when
compared with forever in heaven, if Jesus, the all-powerful all-knowing God and
Creator, came from heaven and became human, to pay the penalty ... the death
penalty for your sin and my sin, if we are, now at this moment being given
breath and life from God, what should our purpose be in life?
Truly when we see the great love of God for us, and
contemplate the great plan of redemption, our only words will be praise and
glory to God, and from this we will truly love all our fellow man.
Think on the words of Paul, as he drew closer to Christ, he
truly found that there was nothing in this world that is better than living for
Christ.
“For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)
He realized that to have life, means to have Christ and to
die with Christ is gain in comparison to living without Him.
May our purpose be to live wholly and unreservedly for
Christ as we reflect on what He has done for us.
Are you struggling with a big decision or wondering how your eternal future will play out?
Are you struggling with a big decision or wondering how your eternal future will play out?
Why not
talk to the God of the universe and let Him work in your behalf?
He says, “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will
counsel you with my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).
Ask God to
show you what to do. Pray the following prayer:
“Heavenly Father,
I admit that I am a sinner and my sins have
separated me from You. I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and
begin a new life with You.
Please forgive me. I now receive your Son, Jesus
Christ as my Savior, my Master and my Lord. I believe and confess that Jesus
Christ died for my sins, was buried, and rose from the dead.
I want to receive all that
Jesus Christ has provided for me as my Savior. Your Word says, ‘Whosoever shall call on the name of the
Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).
I believe and confess that Jesus Christ is the Way,
the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes unto the Father, but by Him.
Lord Jesus, I pray and ask You, to come into my
heart and be Lord of my life. I thank You that you have given me eternal life,
and according to Your Word, I am born again.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of the Holy
Spirit Who is in me now. I surrender my life to You. I promise to study Your
Word – the Bible.
Use me for Your glory.
In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
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