Why Am I Here on Earth?
Philippians 2:13, NIV

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”


Introduction: One day I went to a hotel for a meeting and met an old friend in the lobby. He said to me, "Long time no see. Why are you here?” I replied, "I’m here for a meeting. What are you doing here?" He said, "I have nothing to do after retirement, and I was loitering around the hotel and came here to have a cup of tea." I thought seriously about his words, “Why are you here?” Well, I have a mission on earth, and I came to build a church and evangelize the world. How about you? He had said, “I have nothing to do. I just wandered around, and that’s how I got here." A life without a purpose is a tragedy that has no meaning and value. It just comes and goes and sinks into oblivion like clouds.

1.? God is the cause of our lives.
- It is hopeless to live according to the theory of evolution (Ps 100:3).
　　1) We belong to God (Isa 43:1; Ps 139:16).
　　2) We were sent into this world (Jn 17:18; 15:16).

2.? The reason why God made us.
　　1) Why do we give birth to a child?
　　 ⓛ For love, happiness, and hope for the future (Ps 127:3; Pr 23:18).
　　 ② God also loves us, is pleased with us, and He wants us to inherit heaven
　　 (Zep 3:17; Mt 25:34).
　　2) God sent us into this world.
　　 ⓛ To love and serve God.
　　 ② To love and serve our neighbors.
　　 - All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments (Mt 22:37-39).
　　 ③ To be happy and joyful (Ecc 3:12-13; 2:24).

3.? Mission and talents.
　　1) The ways of humankind and the ways of God.
　　 ⓛ The ways of humankind are meaningless (Ps 127:1-2).
　　 ② The ways of God (Isa 55:8-9; Phil 2:13).
　　 - Find, seek and knock on the door (Mt 7:7-8; Jn 15:7).
　　 - Through hardship (Mt 16:25; Ro 8:17).
　　 - Joseph and Moses (Ps 23:4-5).
　　2) Talents from God?one talent, two talents, five talents (Mt 25:14-15, 23, 26).

Conclusion: There is no grass on earth without a name, nor is there a human being without a mission. We must find our mission.