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| 06/28/2008 5:40 PM |
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| Human beings of all ages, genders, nationalities, and ethnic groups are on a search for purpose and significance. Consider the multitudes of religions in the world that seek to explain our existence, the large and growing number of books on the self-help shelves in bookstores, the enormous emphasis in Western countries on self-actualization, the scientific community's continual pursuit of the origin of life and the ongoing struggle of Third-World peoples to gain freedom and a sense of identity for their nations and themselves.
We seek to understand why we are here, the significance of the world we live in, and how we can fulfill our personal potential. We want to know if our individual lives have any real meaning in the vast expanse of history and time. Why do we struggle with these questions? Why don't we already know the answers to them?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if all human beings were born with manufacturer's instructions tied to their wrists, explaining who they are and how they work? Of course, even if we did, most of us would probably skip the instructions and try to figure out life as we went along.
I believe human beings do come with the equivalent of operating instructions that give us answers to our deepest questions about ourselves and our world. Some of this information has been placed inside of us; the rest has been given to us by our Creator or "Manufacturer" in written form (The Bible).
The reason we are filled with such uncertanty and confusion about life is that we have lost our connection to these original instructions. We have not stopped to recognize our internal programming, or to read and apply our life manual in order to understand our personal potential or how we work. This is why some people can not see the purpose of the world itself and how it is really supposed to function.
When we try but fail to solve what is broken in our lives and in our world, it is beacuse our Manufacturer's labels have become fades, and we have not read this crucial instruction: "Do not try to repair yourself. Return to Manufactyrer." It is the Manufacturer who has the original blueprints, knows how to repair what is broken inside of us, can provide the replacement piece for what is missing in our lives.
When we rediscover the Manufacturer's original intent, we come to understand our purpose, our potential, and the significance of our role in this world.
In His Service
Pastor Darryl Walker |
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