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T O D A Y G O D I S F I R S T
Marketplace Meditations
by Os Hillman
Saturday, October 2, 2004
The Goal of Life
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
For many people in the world, real meaning in life is the next vacation,
career success, or stepping up the income ladder. It is a life based on
pleasurable experiences. Many a human being has toiled their whole life
to gain a pleasurable lifestyle only to find a life that is empty and
meaningless. You only have to watch television for one evening to
discover that advertisers want us to believe this is the goal of life.
The work-to-play theme is consistent with most advertising messages.
Solomon was a man who had nothing withheld from his appetite. He was a
great builder, a great businessman, and a great lover of women. Every
imaginable pleasure was his. Nevertheless, he was to discover that these
things alone could not satisfy the human soul.
A recent trip to a beautiful island left me grateful that God had
allowed me to understand the futile trap of the work-to-play lifestyle.
It is great to experience times of refreshing and visit beautiful places
as long as we don't fall into the trap of thinking that these
experiences equal a meaningful life. God's beautiful creation can so
easily become a prison of emptiness if Jesus is not in the center of it.
The apostle Paul said there is only one way to find meaning and purpose
in life:
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious
Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you
may know Him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called
you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His
incomparably great power for us who believe... (Ephesians 1:17-19).
Knowing Christ brings the only real meaning and purpose to the human
soul. Spend time today getting to know the Lord in a more intimate way.
Then you will discover real meaning and purpose in life.
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