The Answer to Your Most Important Question
"There are dozens of views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one." C.S. Lewis, from "That Hideous Strength."
One of two things will happen to you and me:
1. We will die.
2. We will see Jesus in the sky.
Whichever one happens first, on that day, and in that moment, we will have the answer to our most important question.
Some would say, "Doesn't it depend on your perception, on how you define life and reality?"
So many views on this issue, but only one answer: the answer we will each receive, when we die, or when we see Jesus in the sky.
No, we don't.
We don't have to wait until the very end of our lives, which could be right after we read this blog, or before we finish it.
When we die, or when we see Jesus in the sky, we will know what we've known all along. What you and I know right now.
As it is written,
"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised, Amen." (Romans 1:18-20,25, NIV)
But we knew this already. Yet we act and live as if we don't.
We argue and debate about creation vs evolution, one religion vs another religion, denominations vs other denominations. We do this now, but on that day, the day we die or see Jesus in the sky, all of our differing views and arguments will be silenced. On that day, there won't be a debate.
One of two things will happen to you and me:
1. We will die.
2. We will see Jesus in the sky.
Whichever one happens first, on that day, and in that moment, we will have the answer to our most important question.
But what is the most important question?
Some would say, "Doesn't it depend on your perception, on how you define life and reality?"
So many views on this issue, but only one answer: the answer we will each receive, when we die, or when we see Jesus in the sky.
But do we have to wait until then?
Or do we really lack the answer to the question?
No, we don't.
We don't have to wait until the very end of our lives, which could be right after we read this blog, or before we finish it.
You're reading me. Why? What drew you to me, and me to you?
The Question:
"What is the meaning and purpose of my life?"
When we die, or when we see Jesus in the sky, we will know what we've known all along. What you and I know right now.
As it is written,
"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised, Amen." (Romans 1:18-20,25, NIV)
What is the meaning and purpose of your life and mine?
To worship and serve our Creator.
But we knew this already. Yet we act and live as if we don't.
We argue and debate about creation vs evolution, one religion vs another religion, denominations vs other denominations. We do this now, but on that day, the day we die or see Jesus in the sky, all of our differing views and arguments will be silenced. On that day, there won't be a debate.
But really, there's no debate today.
We already know the answer to our most important question.
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