Why Am I Here?

Have you ever asked yourself that question, “Why am I here?” I have. Men have been musing on this very question for thousands of years, and yet, the Bible had the answer all along. We are here for the glory of God. Isaiah says: “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.” We are made to glorify God. Friends, our sole reason for existence on this old earth is to glorify God. We are not given the gift of life to make our mark in the world; we are not alive for the sake of self or mate, but solely, and only for the glory of God. He has told us why we were created. We all have the same purpose in life; there is no other reason given by man or by God as to why we breathe and have life. Science has not answered the question of the existence of life; they have not given any reason to the origin of life, except that it “just happened”. No, man does not have the answer, but God does.
There are, however, multitudes of ways to accomplish the task before us. Yes, we can glorify God in many ways. Obedience is the premier way to glorify Him; submission to the will of God exalts His name and puts is in our rightful place with Him. This too brings glory to God. If we live our life and die at an old age, and have done little or nothing to glorify Him, our life is wasted and counts for nothing, and we die in our sin”. The Lord, in His marvelous and miraculous grace, allows us to live without giving glory to Him because He is a merciful and loving God, but we have not fulfilled our purpose in life if we do so. Every success we might have enjoyed, every happy moment and joyful time we have had; every “good” thing we may have accomplished, amounts to nothing if we have failed to glorify the Father. We are failures in life without Him. All awards that we have earned; all advances we have made for mankind; every battle we have faced means nothing at all if we have failed to glorify God. We have missed our reason for being. Oh friend, as you make your way through life, remember to keep God in all your thoughts; honor Him; praise Him; glorify Him, and you will have a victorious and successful life because you have done that which you were created for.