Why Are We Here And Who Put Us Here?

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 

  

  Metaphysics is usually defined as the philosophical study of knowing and being. Philosophers have debated the deep questions of life for centuries. Yet the greatest questions involve knowing: Why are we here? Who created the world? Who created us? To know essentially: Why do we exist? 

  It is fundamental to know who we are, why we are here, and what our purpose in life might be. Without the Bible and without God there is left a vacuum that false religions, cults, and shysters of all types have tried to take advantage of for centuries. 

  We are built with an innate need for relevance. While the world spins around us we desire to know what it all means. And when afflictions, disease, and hardships of all kinds come against us we can sometimes wonder if there is any meaning to life at all. 

  Christians find meaning in the Person of Jesus Christ. He too lived on this difficult earth with its pain, sorrows, and multiple miseries. Yet He lived with purpose and meaning. Jesus lived for others. He sacrificed His precious time, energy, and resources on behalf of others. He cared for the sick, fed the hungry, and wept along with those who mourned. Of course He did much more than this, He died on the cross for a sin sick world.  

  Day to day our life can seem meaningless. Especially for those of us who are continuously fighting one battle after another. Yet like Jesus, we can know there is meaning to our life because we are doing the will of God by carrying on in faith. Taking one step after another, rolling the wheelchair forward, or simply looking up to God from our bed of sickness--being faithful in the place God has put us is no small thing. To be faithful in affliction gives meaning to our difficult lives. Living in a world with a loving Savior reveals to the world that we live with a purpose, to serve the One who made us and called us to become His children. We are not alone. There is a Lord who made us and who loves us and lives within us. That is enough reason and meaning for anyone. 

   

Prayer: Dear Lord, our life sometimes feels meaningless, yet You give us a purpose. Help us never to despair, but to always hope as we remember You came to this world to save us and give meaning to our existence. Amen.