Why Am I Here? - Part 3by Dale Harcombe | More from this Blogger 07 Jul 2008 05:20 PM We've looked at why God has put us in certain places in our lives. Another way of looking at this question is why are we here on this earth at all? We are here because God created us and God has a purpose for our lives. 'All things have been created by Him and for Him,' Colossians 1:16. So we are here, because God made us and God made us for Him. We are eternal belongs created for a relationship with Him, Acts 17:27-28. We are here to live in relationship with Him, John 14:23, John 16:27, John 17:21-22. We are here to worship Him, Romans 12:1. Just as Paul was, we are His ambassadors on earth, 2 Corinthians 5:20. Life is all about living for God not for me, John 15:16, John 17:18. Our lives are the only bible some people will read. We are here to be guided into the truth by the Holy Spirit, John 16:13-14. We are here to serve others with our gifts and do the good works God has prepared for us to do, Ephesians 2:10 Lastly and by no means least, we are here to bring honor and glory to Him, Isaiah 43:7 The next question that follows on from that is - If God placed me on this earth to bring glory to God, how do I do that? By worshipping Him, Romans 12:1, and allowing Him to transform me, Romans 12:2. We glorify God by loving other believers, John 13:34-35, 1 John 4:7. We glorify God by becoming more like Jesus, Romans 8:29. We glorify Him by telling others about Him, Matthew 28:19-20. We glorify God by bearing fruit in our lives and proving ourselves to be his disciples, John 15:8.We don't bring glory to God by hiding our gifts and abilities, Matthew 25:14-29 but by serving others with our gifts and using them to build up the church, 1 Corinthians 12:4-31. 'What you are is God's gift to you what you do with your life is your gift to God.' Bible verses from The New American Standard Version Please visit these related blogs how can you tell if you are really a Christian? Learn more about Dale Harcombe  Dale has a passion for books and writing. She writes in various forms, from articles to poetry to fiction for children and adults. Relevantchristian tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags glory to God, purpose, Relationship with God, why, Worship Discuss this article
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