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Why am I? What is my purpose?

Why am I here? What is life all about? What is the meaning of life? How we answer these big-picture questions is important so we can live with hope and a sense of purpose in times of uncertainty, pain, and frustration.

What is the meaning of life according to the Bible? According to the Bible, knowing God is the meaning of life because He is the “author of life” (John 17:3). The meaning of life is not based on things we see in the world “for life is more than food, and the body more than clothing” (Luke 12:23).

What does it mean to know God? Why can’t we base the meaning of life on relationships, career, or personal happiness? Understanding the answer to these questions in the Bible gives a sense of purpose and fulfillment in our lives.

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What is the meaning to life? Why am I? What is my reason/purpose? A routine question that strikes us at moments of reflection/trial. What is “Life”?

God, as The Author of life, brings meaning to life. Everything God created was meant to show what God is like. God created a world with a purpose, by His design. The world we live in and the life of every person has a purpose and is not just the product of chance, random events, and biological selection.

What Is the Meaning of Life According to the Bible?

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Prayer helps you develop a relationship with God

Just like your parents here on earth, your Heavenly Father wants to hear from you and talk to you. When you pray, He listens. Then He answers your prayers in the form of thoughts, spiritual feelings, scripture, or even the actions of other people.

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Prayer helps you gain an understanding of God’s loving nature

The scriptures teach, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). You can feel that love as you speak daily with Him through prayer, seeking His guidance in your life.

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Prayer provides answers

Praying and listening to the answers God gives you can help you better understand your purpose in life. God will help you understand why you are here and what you can do to return to live with Him after this life.

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Prayer helps you find direction in your life

When you privately pray to God, you can work through serious decisions in your life. God always listens and often provides the specific answers and guidance we seek. Even when He chooses not to answer immediately or in the way we might have hoped, prayer itself is a way to find peace.

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Prayer gives you strength to avoid temptation

Jesus counseled His disciples, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation” (Matthew 26:41). Through prayer, we can overcome temptations to sin. Pray for God’s help to keep you from making wrong choices. This will give you the strength to do what is right.

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Prayer aligns your will with God’s will

The purpose of prayer is not necessarily to tell God how you want Him to do things. Rather, it’s to better understand Him and His ways, bringing yourself into alignment with His will. As C.S. Lewis is often attributed as saying, prayer “doesn’t change God. It changes me.”

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Prayer and regular fasting can help you accept God’s will

Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before He began His ministry on the earth. As He did this, He communed with His Father in Heaven in prayer. Likewise, if you pray and fast, you can feel closer to God and better understand the things He wants you to do.

 

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Prayer can work miracles

Throughout the scriptures, we see many examples of the Lord working miracles as an answer to prayer. In Old Testament times, the prophet Daniel was thrown into a lions’ den because he refused to stop praying. When he prayed to God in the lions’ den, angels appeared and closed the mouths of the lions. Through daily prayer, you can also experience personal miracles such as healing, peace, and forgiveness for sins.

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Prayer invites the Holy Spirit into your life

As you pray daily, you invite the Holy Spirit to be with you and to comfort and direct you. The Holy Spirit can give you answers, help you feel God’s love, and bring feelings of peace and joy into your heart.

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Prayer helps you become more like Jesus

Jesus set the perfect example of prayer. If you try to follow His example through prayer, you will become more like Him and develop a better relationship with Him and Heavenly Father.

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Be blessed. Because we ARE! Amen

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
Philippians 4:13-15

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
Philippians 4:13-15

Ceaselessly, we pray…

As we pray…

To God be ALL the glory, Amen.

We pray 🙏🏾

Ceaselessly, we pray…

Forgiveness is divine; forgive those who trespass against you…

And we commit this week into God’s divine hands. In our lives, His will be done, Amen.

You are called…

The will of God…

“Light of the World” in the Bible primarily refers to Jesus Christ (John 8:12), signifying Him as the exclusive source of spiritual truth, life, and salvation, dispelling darkness. Jesus also calls His followers the “light of the world,” urging them to reflect His light through good deeds and righteousness.

Key “Light of the World” Verses:

  • John 8:12 (NIV): “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life'”.
  • Matthew 5:14-16 (NIV): “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden… let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven”.
  • John 9:5 (NIV): “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world”.

Key Themes and Interpretations:

  • Divine Identity: Jesus’ claim to be the Light is one of seven “I AM” declarations in John’s gospel, highlighting His divinity.
  • Symbolism of Light: Light represents truth, purity, and life, contrasting with darkness, which symbolizes sin, ignorance, and spiritual death.
  • Following Him: Followers of Christ are called to reflect His light, not by their own power, but by his grace.
  • Context: Jesus made this declaration during the Feast of Tabernacles, a time when lights in the Temple highlighted the pillar of fire from the Exodus, making His statement a declaration of Himself as the true guide.

Application:
Being the “light of the world” means living a life that reflects Christ’s Love and truth, making a positive impact on the world and leading others to God.

THE TIMELESS MIRROR.

✨The victory in God’s light is anchored by one’s choice to walk in it.

David walked with the LORD; he got his strength from Him, and so enjoyed God’s deliverance and good success. With God’s eye, he saw Goliath beyond the physical that others saw in him, and got the inspiration to conquer him with his anointed sling and stones” rather than “Saul’s armour!”

According to the Bible (1 Samuel 17), David killed Goliath using a sling and one of five smooth stones he gathered from a brook. The stone was slung, striking Goliath in the forehead and causing him to fall. David then used Goliath’s own sword to kill him and cut off his head.

  • The Weapon: A shepherd’s sling, which was a deadly weapon of war, not a child’s toy.
  • The Projectile: One of five smooth stones chosen from a nearby stream.
  • The Finish: Goliath’s own sword was used to decapitate him after the stone rendered him immobile.

The story highlights David’s speed and precision with a weapon commonly used by skirmishers, over Goliath’s heavy armor and traditional close-combat weapons.

Such is the story of everyone who will trust in the LORD and walk with Him… will you?

Reflection: Those who live by or walk in their own strength and the world’s systems often fall victim to the forces of darkness.

The truth? Everything about darkness is tormenting, evil and misleading, only dwelling in God’s Presence like David enhanced fulfillment because His principles and Spirit can’t mislead… So, let’s open up to His light to dispel all forms of darkness, see life clearly and live aright.

May God light up our hearts.🙏🔥