Why, Who and When?

I believe most people at some point in their life have asked themselves the following questions.

Who are we?

Why are we here?

When will we be complete in our purpose?

Who, Why and When are good questions to ask and to get the truth we need to prove them from the pages of the Bible. If we can get the answers to these three questions our lives will change dramatically. I believe "Why are we here?" is the first to study and prove. Once we have that established why we are here we can know "Who we" are and "When we will complete our purpose".

Why Was Mankind Created?

To answer the first question we will look at Romans 11: 36 For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.

From the book, "Dictionary of Paul and His Letters": God is "the Father of glory" (Ephesians 1: 17). Glory begins and ends with him and his plan is to share his glory. "The riches of his glory" (Romans 9: 23; Ephesians 1: 18; 3: 16; Colossians 2: 7).

From these scriptures we get the picture that everything, especially humans, were created for God's please and to bring Him Glory.

The second question we need to answer flows from this answer. If we are to bring glory to God we need to answer how we do that.

Who Are We?

Some people will not like what I am going to say next but according to what I believe there are only two types of people in the world. There are those who belong to God and those who belong to this world. I believe this because of the following scriptures:

Matthew 12: 30 He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

John 1: 1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

We are either with the One who created us or we are not. If we claim that Christ is our Savior and our King then we belong to the Creator of all things.

Since we were created by and belong to God and we are to bring Him glory we need to discover how we can do that.

Our Purpose and When Will We Complete It?

If you do not believe that God created mankind then forget the following because you have no purpose beyond your personal needs and pleasure.

In Rick Warren's book "The Purpose Driven Life" he lists 5 purposes for all humans.

1. You were Planned for God's Pleasure.

2. You were Formed for God's Family.

3. You were Created to become like Christ.

4. You were Shaped for Serving God.

5. You were made for a Mission.

If you have accepted Jesus as your savior and Christ is your King God has called you for a mission. That mission has to do with serving God through serving others.

Discovering your mission requires you to do the following things.

1. Discover your Spiritual Gifts and Personality type. Note: I do not support or endorse either of these sites.

2. Discover what makes you come alive. In his book "Dare to Desire" John Eldredge says this on page 39 "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

I believe that God has placed a dream in your heart and He has given the gifts and personality that you need to accomplish that dream. Your purpose is to Worship God and to bring Him Glory through your life of service.

My answer to the last question might surprise you: "You will never complete your mission". We will ultimately be given eternal life and we will worship and serve God for eternity. We will live an exciting and productive life forever.

To recap:

1. All of mankind gets life from the Creator and were made for His pleasure.

2. Everyone chooses to belong to either Him or this world.

3. Those who belong to Him have been given gifts to serve God by serving others. Their purpose is to worship and serve the Creator. This purpose will never be completed but will continue for eternity.

I am interested in hearing your comments on this subject. What do you believe and why?

Father, thank you for creating us and giving us a purpose in life. Without a purpose there is no real point in our lives. Help us to discover our gifts, our mission and to put into motion becoming what we were made for. In the name, power and authority of Jesus Christ amen.