Q. What Is The Meaning Of Life?
In today's episode Anna tackles the biggest question of all - What Is The Meaning of Life?
This question springs from other questions:
Why Did God Make People?
What is God’s purpose for us being here?
What is the purpose of life?
What is the Meaning Of Life?
Why Did your parents want kids?
Why Did I want kids?
People are different from all the rest of God’s creation because we have been made in God’s image.
Genesis 1:26-27 “God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.” So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women.”
What is God’s image like? This verse says that God’s image is just like us. I think that refers to our spiritual nature rather than our earthly bodies. We have a higher level of thinking.
An old quote about the meaning of life is this: “The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever.” CS LEWIS
TO GLORIFY means to acknowledge and reveal the majesty and splendour of God by your actions. We can do that by praising him or by living in a way that is pleasing to him.
Enjoying is a word that comes from JOY or Happy or Content and is enjoying something is to take delight or pleasure in it.
So our reason for being here on earth is to take delight and pleasure and happiness in God. A very pleasant instruction to do!
Bible Verses about glorifying God by enjoying Him forever:
Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4)
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart. (Psalm 32:11)
Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones; Praise is becoming to the upright. (Psalm 33:1)
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; For You will judge the peoples with uprightness and guide the nations on the earth. (Psalm 67:4)
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. (Psalm 100:1–2)
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! (Philippians 4:4)
If we remember these things and glorify God by enjoying him, then we will be content.
Discussion Questions:
Parents: why did you have kids
Think about people you know. What do you think they would say if you asked them “What is the meaning of life?”
Because of the more complicated language used in this episode I want you to discuss the meaning of the quote - The purpose of life is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. What do you think this means?
What is one thing you could start doing today that can help you enjoy God?
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