What is your Life?

Frank Higginbotham

 

In the book of James we are asked this great question concerning what life is all about. The context shows that the duration of life for us should be a major concern. Any seriously minded person will readily admit that all men face death. The Bible declares this fact. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Heb. 9:27). When we come face to face with our mortality we have taken the first step in properly using our time while we are here. So many people seem to go through life without ever really knowing what life is about. It is sad to see people living for many years and doing nothing toward properly using their time. Is our life about the accumulation of money? Is worldly pleasure the real goal of life? The wise man, Solomon gave us this direction in the proper use of life. "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man" (Eccl. 12:13). Our real purpose in life is to submit ourselves to the Will of God. Many people waste their time here without any attempt to use their life properly. If money is all we have at the end of our life, we have failed miserably. If we have lived just for pleasure, we have not met our real purpose. Living for God is what life is about. Remember that Judgment is ahead of us all. "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil" (Eccl. 12:14). Make the best use of life by serving God!