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Vessels for Filling

     What is the real meaning of man's life on earth? For what purpose was man created?

      For many centuries philosophers and learned men have tried to find the meaning of human life, yet none of their answers have proven sufficient. Why? Because they have all neglected one thing: the origin of man.

      To understand the purpose of any product, we must go to its source, its manufacturer. Since it is God who created us, we should go to Him as our Maker to understand for what purpose He made us. The Bible, God's Word, reveals that God created man as a vessel. Clearly, the purpose of a vessel is to contain something. But what is it that we, as God's vessels, are to contain? We are created to contain God's life.1

      God's life is eternal, not only in time but also in quality. It is incorruptible, indestructible, undefiled, and unfading. This life is loving, righteous, holy, and kind. Once this life is received by a person, it has the capacity to grow and increase. It is like a spring of water, welling up, bubbling over. This life is God Himself.2

      In contrast to God's life, our human life is frail, corrupt, selfish, and empty.  This is due to the defilement of sin.  We are like bottles that have fallen into the dirt and have become contaminated.  Before we can receive and contain God's rich life, we need to be cleansed.  For this reason God came to the earth as a man called Jesus Christ.  This sinless One died and shed His blood to cleanse us from all our sins.  Then, in resurrection, He became the life-giving Spirit to impart God's life into all who would be willing to receive Him.3

      To be filled with God's life, simply repent to God, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and call upon His name.  He then will become your content, and you will begin to know the meaning of human life.4

1 Isa. 54:5; Rom. 9:21-24; Col. 3:4; 2Cor. 4:7

2 Rom. 1:23; Heb. 7:16, 7:26, 13:8; Col. 2:19; John 4:14, 11:25

3 Eph. 4:17-18; Rev. 1:5; 1Cor. 15:45b; 1Pet. 1:3; John 1:12

4 Acts 20:21, 16:31; Rom. 10:12-13

 

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