LIFE MEANING
Eccl. 2:10-11
Anything I wanted, I took. I did
not restrain myself from any joy. I even
found great pleasure in hard work, an additional reward for all my labors. But as I looked at everything I had worked so
hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless.
It was like chasing the wind.
There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere. NLT
What
are you living for? What gives your life
meaning? We spend our entire lives
trying to give our lives meaning. Most
will try to do good things. Many try to
carve their niche out in the world. Many
will seek fame, fortune or a following.
Many put all their energy in their families. Many will rally around a cause they are
passionate about. Many are working hard
for the day in which they can retire and coast the rest of the days of their
lives.
No
matter what you are working for to give your life meaning, it is all
meaningless if what you are living for is rooted in the world. There is nothing on earth that really give
life meaning. We live and then die. Whatever we live for dies with us. We can’t take anything on earth with us when
we die. It is all so meaningless, a
chasing after the wind.
It
is only when we find our meaning in relationship with Christ that we find
something worth living for. Nothing on
earth can promise us eternal life.
Nothing can do us any good as far as keeping us out of hell. Our only hope of eternal life is to live life
in Christ. Only Christ can assure us
that what we are doing makes any difference at all.
Dear
friend, take a careful and honest look at your life. What are you relying on to give your life
meaning? If it is not a relationship
with Christ, you are living in vain. You
may be enjoying the fruit of your labors now, but it won’t last. Your purpose for life will die with you if
you do not have Christ. If you know
Christ, live like it. Put your heart
into it. Make the Lord your number one
priority in your life. It is only in
Christ that you will find a hope that will not die.
If
you don’t know that Christ is your Savior, today is the day you must get right
with God. You don’t know if you will see
the end of your day. Your life will take
on a whole new meaning if you will let Him into your heart. You will find that there is indeed something
worth living for. Christ will forgive
you of your sins if you turn to Him, confess them, repent, and ask Him for
forgiveness. What are you waiting
for? Do it now. You will be glad you did.
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