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Monday, March 25, 2024

March 25 -- "The Grand Purpose of Life"

 Today’s Reading: Ecclesiastes 12 & 1 Kings 10

"The Grand Purpose of Life"

After years of painstaking research and investigation and experimentation, King Solomon is finally ready to reveal the results of his lifelong quest to understand the meaning of life. He has heard it all. He has listened closely to the arguments and lines of reasoning on every topic imaginable (beauty, goodness, health, wealth, status, relationships, sex, career, success, etc.). After weighing all the evidence and putting it all to the test, he reaches this final conclusion: Fear God and do what He tells you to do. This, he says, is the whole duty of man. The whole purpose for human existence is to discover God and enjoy a relationship with Him. There is no other point to life.

Sadly, so many people feel that life is pointless. They don’t find any meaning in life. Even if they attain to a high degree of success and personal enjoyment during their lifetime, they still wonder – what is it all for? Deep inside, despite their successes, they have a feeling of emptiness – a void at the center of their soul. I can think of nothing more tragic than for one to go through life and never discover “why” they exist.

But the truth is that LIFE HAS A GRAND PURPOSE! It is not pointless, nor meaningless, nor empty. There is a true purpose for your life here on earth. The Bible is very clear as to what our purpose in life should be. Solomon tells us that life is all about honoring God with our thoughts and lives and thus keeping His commandments, for one day we will stand before Him face-to-face. Our purpose in life, as God originally created humans, is to glorify God and enjoy fellowship with Him. You can spend your lifetime searching (as Solomon did), but you will never find a purpose grander than this.  God created man in His image (Genesis 1:26–27), thus man’s purpose cannot be fulfilled apart from Him.

The ultimate purpose of man, according to the Bible, is simply to glorify God. We fulfill this purpose by living our lives in relationship and faithful service to Him. The more we get to know our Creator and the more we love Him and the better we understand who we are and what our purpose is.

So, fear God and do what He tells you to do. This is the point of life.



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