THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years and he died. Genesis 5:27
Has history taught us any lesson more clearly or convincingly than that death is inevitable? Even for Methuselah there end finally be a 970th year that he would not see: despite his unique longevity, his remarkable story would still reach its eventual conclusion. The only two people in the entire history of mankind that have evaded death-Enoch and Elijah-are perhaps most well known for the very fact that they so unexpectedly escaped death's inescapable clutches.
We frantically attempt to entertain away or exercise away death's calling card: age. Yet, in the back of each of our minds, there is an ever-present awareness that our days are finite; it shows in the choices that we make regarding retirement, life insurance, and even mortgages (there's a reason why you've never heard of a hundred year mortgage!
The recognition of our own frailty is apparently one of the lessons that God would have us draw from our experience in this world: “Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am" (Psalm 39:4). This awareness should lead us to a serious contemplation of the meaning and purpose for our life.
What is the meaning of life? A question often asked, but rarely with any real desire to be confronted with the answer. John reveals to us, in the heart-cry of the heavenly throng, why we are here: ...thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created" (Revelation 4:11). We are here to worship our Creator, to serve Him and to do His good pleasure each day of our lives. As our Creator. Are you fulfilling that purpose?
Prayer : Lord, may my days here on earth be for your good pleasure.
Scriptural Reading: Genesis 5:25-27
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years and he died. Genesis 5:27
Has history taught us any lesson more clearly or convincingly than that death is inevitable? Even for Methuselah there end finally be a 970th year that he would not see: despite his unique longevity, his remarkable story would still reach its eventual conclusion. The only two people in the entire history of mankind that have evaded death-Enoch and Elijah-are perhaps most well known for the very fact that they so unexpectedly escaped death's inescapable clutches.
We frantically attempt to entertain away or exercise away death's calling card: age. Yet, in the back of each of our minds, there is an ever-present awareness that our days are finite; it shows in the choices that we make regarding retirement, life insurance, and even mortgages (there's a reason why you've never heard of a hundred year mortgage!
The recognition of our own frailty is apparently one of the lessons that God would have us draw from our experience in this world: “Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am" (Psalm 39:4). This awareness should lead us to a serious contemplation of the meaning and purpose for our life.
What is the meaning of life? A question often asked, but rarely with any real desire to be confronted with the answer. John reveals to us, in the heart-cry of the heavenly throng, why we are here: ...thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created" (Revelation 4:11). We are here to worship our Creator, to serve Him and to do His good pleasure each day of our lives. As our Creator. Are you fulfilling that purpose?
Prayer : Lord, may my days here on earth be for your good pleasure.
Scriptural Reading: Genesis 5:25-27
