The Purpose of Life
What is the real purpose of life?
, by Emmanuel Higgins
What is the REAL purpose of life? Why are we here on this earth?
James 4:14 For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
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.
Lets 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.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
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 honour, 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.
Genesis 2:7 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.
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;
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
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., Nov. 8, 1898.
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 vapour 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.
Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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.
52 Comment(s)
Thank you for sharing these Biblical truths!
I use to never believe in god until someone told me to "have hope"
I really love the Word of God. I'm up early to seek him. and the purpose of my life I know is to be a witness to those who don't know Jesus Christ.
to help other's as the Lord helps me by His precious Holy Spirit.I thank you for sharing the Bible and Scriptures. It's very encouraging for me during these times of trials. For in Him (Jesus) I live and breath and have my being with out Him I'am nothing like boat with out a sail.
Good composition
I love our Heavenly Father he is our very being and we can not live without him. I love him so much, I pray to him every night he is our world he has created everything on this planet and Universe. May he be in our lives forever. Amen!!!
So helpful for my soul.
I found this very uplifting
Thank You
good !!
Stay focus and pray for the believers and unbelievers lead the unbelievers to Jesus Christ . Amen.
very interesting
This is beautiful
I love these scriptures. They form the purpose of life!
I am new to all this Christianity and looking into it seriously and I liked this article. The only thing I found very difficult to understand the old English used in the bible quotes. I mean they are just not relevant to how we speak today. Maybe if we were 200 years ago. But isn't there a more modern version that we could use? I mean I just am a beginner in all this but even I have seen some really newer translations?
Paul did not write the book of Acts. Luke did.
We are here on earth because God needs us.
Here are two links below:
1. https://sekharpal.wordpress.com/2016/02/14/why-does-the-universe-exist/
2. https://sekharpal.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/why-did-god-create-the-universe/
i love them very much
Deuteronomy 8:3.say's we lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord before I knew that I was struggling but now thanks God because with his All Pastors he throw a clear understanding of knowing what life is. God bless Lesotho
all my life .. i still seaching whats the best for me eventhough sometimes i stripped but still i stand for my own .. life doesn't exist without enjoying youself .. enjoy living with love ..
I have lived in Canada all my life, and actually I was born here, my brother brought his wife into our lives many years ago, and I with regret lived to know a person, who was brought into everyone's lives to terrorize each, and everyone of us, for her reality that is known to be, since she does not know, and recognize Jesus, she knows no forgiveness, simply hatred, and only the acknowledging actions within her, to continuously hurt others, for her cultural roots, claiming the racism towards her, that does not exist. I have recently acknowledged, that I am no longer Canadian, and do not recognize the country I live in, who gave my brothers wife a home here, to come to a land, where she only claims she belongs in, and now I accept that what I am, is a person who never belonged in Canada, or will belong, through my experience with such an evil person, and through the wisdom I have gained, I have realized, I am simply a person of God, who has found my home in Jesus, and would someday like to know the land that has accepted Jesus.............America.........!!! God Bless America !!!
whosoever neglect the word of the lord is permanently with devil and a per-time christain can not defeat a fultime devil those of you think that you stand well be careful and be vigilant less you fall. it's a robinson.
whosoever neglect the word of the lord is permanently with devil and a per-time christain can not defeat a fultime devil those of you think that you stand well be careful and be vigilant less you fall. it's a robinson.
God is Good all the Time. For God is a Spirit so when the spirit of God is in you all things become possible.
why was jesus humiliated to take off his robes?
heaven awaits...
God is my light and my salvation , if we don't have God in our life's we walk in darkness, and cant except the love, peace and joy our heavenly father want to give us....
God is good all the time. Could not ask for a better, father.
most beautiful and inspiring passages.
thanks for this wonderful words
When you speak of gold and richness I think of Job and his quotes on this subject in his latter chapters 35-41 he knew that the rich were in trouble most of the time and the poor suffered at their hands. May God show them what true riches are and may they give of their blessings where most needed to Gods people. Blessings and Peace!!
My purpose in life is to praise and worship God, glorify His name, thank Him all the goodness that He thought me, thank Him for all the blessing and favor that He promised me. Thank Him for the salvation ("the gift of salvation") which I received the day that I accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. Honor Him as the creator of heaven and earth. I thank God for everything He has done to me. He cleansed me. I am died but He gave me Life. I surrender all to you Oh God.
God Bless you!
For that is our reasonable purpose, to get people ready for the Kingdom of God. God please help me see what it is you would have me do for your Kingdom and for placing me so well that my life has changed for the better Lord bless all your teachers and servents, Lead Guide Direct and Touch them with your mighty loving hands.
God bless the teaching of his word in my heart,and make me to see reason's to rise and work according to God direction.
well said, well explained, So wonderful!
thank you very much!! God bless!
I would like to know what Jesus meant when he said "Do ye not know that Ye are Gods?" What is the secret that the disciples knew about the heavens and who we are or who God is?
This has been very inspiration to me. I pray that you'll keep up the good work That God has started in you
I disagree with your biblical analysis acts 17:28. God set up our natural life cycle, this verse is referring to our spiritual life.
Just great
I like that
That's certainly a precious promise Anchorite! Let's endeavour to keep it in our mind and not be discouraged because of our 'light affliction'.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is
but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory;
very nice
Hello :o I am not a religious person, but I am looking for that one quote that says "Life worth living." I always see it outside this Christian Center close to my school and I always wondered what the full quote says :o can anyone help?
Yes, that's a great text Jethro. And it certainly fits with the purpose God has for our lives!
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man
Amen! Thanks for your comments.
Behold what manner of Love the Father has bestowed upon us that we are called the children of god, being freely justified by grace through the redemption that is through Jesus Christ.
Yes indeed! To live for Christ is not only the purpose for this life, but for eternity. Let's make this our first priority, if we gain heaven we gain everything!
Shows Gods great plans and purposes for mankind in this life and throughout eternity. All praise and glory and honour be unto the Lord God ALMIGHTY.
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you. God bless you.