In order for us to effectively
navigate the twisting and tortuous turns in the stream of human existence, it
is necessary to have a sure and steadfast knowledge of our identity and
purpose. I love Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s perspective on this
issue. He wrote, “We are not HUMAN
BEINGS having a spiritual experience. We are SPIRITUAL
BEINGS having a human experience.” The Word declares that, on
the sixth day of creation, “GOD created man IN HIS OWN IMAGE.” (Genesis 1:27) We are made in the likeness
of God, and it is universally understood that “GOD IS A SPIRIT.” (John 4:24)
These revelatory insights beg the
question, ‘Why, then, do we humans have the tendency to overemphasize and
engage NATURAL MATTERS, more
so than SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES?’
The Apostle Paul admonishes us to
retain a strong spiritual focus as we experience life on this earthly plain.
“If then you were raised with Christ, SEEK
THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand
of God.” (Colossians 3:1) Jesus Christ poses a most strategic question,
which simultaneously serves as a sobering warning: “For what is a man profited,
if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?” (Matthew 16:26)
My friend, you are MORE than your
career, your place of residence, your wardrobe, your education, or anything you
can visualize or perceive with your five senses. INDEED, YOU WERE MADE
FOR MUCH HIGHER PURPOSES. YOU WERE CREATED TO HONOR, SERVE AND WORSHIP
GOD. Therefore, it is imperative that you discover and embrace the HEAVENLY MEANING in every earthly
matter. In other words, don’t ever allow that which really counts to get displaced
or lost in the daily ‘sauce of life.’
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please
(above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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