“Do you believe you were created for more?”
Every now and again I get an email advertisement that has a subject line that captures my attention. The one above did just that. I deleted the email along with most of the others trying to sell me something. Still, that subject line did garner my attention, especially since it came in the middle of a week while I was frustrated trying to learn a lot of stuff which I will need for the next four months, and probably never need to know again.
Were we created for more? If so, what is that “more?” To understand the “more,” we should probably address the foundational question. Why were we created?
I grew up with the Baltimore catechism, a series of questions and answers about Christian beliefs. One of the first questions: “Why did God make you?” The answer: “God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.”
Wow. God’s divine purpose for us is to know Him, love Him, serve Him in this life, and be happy with Him eternally. I am not sure there can be anything “more” than that.
Perhaps the question should not be, “Do we believe we were created for more?” It should be, “Are we now living up to God’s glorious purpose for us?”
“For we are God’s workmanship….” [Eph 2:10 NIV]
Father, I want to know You, love You, serve You now and forever. I want to live Your purpose for me. Amen.
