Galatians 3:26 – So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.
Colossians 1:12 – Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 – Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
Mark 8:36 – What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
Who am I? What is the purpose of my life? These are two questions that most, if not all, have wondered about at some point in their life. When in meetings and people state that they wonder about either, or both of these questions, the response is that the purpose of their life is simple and available God has given simple answers to these questions. It is not that the answers cannot be found, or are difficult, but whether they will be accepted. We can find the desired answers from the above verses. Here is the end of these questions: Who we all are is people created by God to live in a loving relationship with Him. Our purpose is to love God with all of our heart, our soul, our mind and our strength (Mark 12:30-31) and to do the things He has called us to do (Ephesians 2:10). That’s our purpose. Simple huh? Yes it is. What is difficult is not in knowing, but in accepting and doing. Not that either should be hard.
Does God exist? Well most have heard the often quoted verse “The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1) The fact is that all people know, at some level within them, that God exists. All. Man does not need to be told that God exists, they were born knowing that. The proof of it surrounds the existence of all (Romans 1:19-20). It is not that a person never knew that God exists, it is whether or not a person allowed it be buried within them. People get hurt and don’t understand so they get mad. As if getting mad at God, burying the Truth of Him within oneself, and proclaiming to the world that He does not exist, can stop His existence. One may push deep the knowledge that God exists, but one can never get rid of that knowledge. Some may push the knowledge of God away, but one can never get rid of it. It burns within. It rises to the top and is embraced or pushed back down, but it is always there. Psalm 14:1 is not false and it is not harsh. It is truth, no matter who it angers. See, if a man is incapable of knowing the existence of God because the man is physically and mentally incapable of deducing even the simplest fact, then we need not worry about that person’s position with God. God who is absolutely and always good, and who absolutely and positively is love, knows how to be good and loving to such people. For all people who are able to deduce and reason, they know and believe that God exists. Since they know that God exists, they are responsible to find out who God is and what He wants. Even prominent atheists understand this, whether or not they will admit it. So man who knows that God exists, but does not pursue knowing who He is and what He asks of a man, is a fool. Since God exists, and since God is the creator of all, and since everything belongs to Him (including every living being) it is imperative that a man knows that God is and He does have a plan. To stick one’s head in the sand and refuse to see, well that’s just foolishness. Which brings us back to Psalm 14:1. All of God’s Word is true. The only inerrant book containing God’s Word is the Bible.
Since God exists, and since who we are and what is our purpose is knowable, let us know and continually ponder who God says that we are and what we are to do. If we know that, then who we are and the purpose of our lives comes sharply into focus keeps us uncluttered and focused. It is simple. It is only matter of clinging to the Truth.
Who are we? We are all creation of God. Not all are children of God. Being the creation of God does not make us the children of God. We become children of God when we honor what He did to make us His children. He made one way and that one way is through Jesus (John 3:16).
No one can affect our peace and our serenity, if we keep in mind who we are. No circumstance can steal our peace because we know who we are, what our purpose is, and where we are going. Nothing can shake us if we hold onto that knowledge. Here is an example: In the End Times, there will be many Christian martyrs. When the Antichrist slanders Christians (As the antichrist spirit does even now) then the Christian must consider if that effects who they are and if it effects their relationship with God. The answer is that slander from anyone does not affect our relationship with God. What if our employment is taken away? That also does not affect who we are and our relationship with God. What if all our possessions are taken from us? That also does not affect who we are and our relationship with God. What if all our, yes all, our relationships are taken from us? Again, that does not affect who we are and our relationship with God. Romans 8:38-39 clearly tells us that nothing can take the love of God from us. Those who belong to Jesus are the children of God and nothing, absolutely nothing can come between God and His child, which is what we are.
Family, we need to remember that God is good all the time and that He loves us. If we lose reputation, career, possessions, relationships or even life itself, it does not change who we are and what God has called us to. Nothing affects our relationship with God because it is within the sovereign will of God. God’s sovereign will cannot be defeated, not ever (Isaiah 14:24).
The simple truth is: We are God’s creation and if we belong to Jesus, we are the children of God. The purpose of the life of all people is to love and serve God. That’s it. That’s why we are here and that is what we are to do. Now, knowing, let us continue forward knowing that will never change. Not ever. Praise the Lord! John 8:32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Enjoy your life with God. Be free of worry. Be free and confident in your life. God is good and He loves you and, He wants you to know that. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Micah 7:7 – But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 6:8 – He has shown You, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.