The thought of hunting presupposes the taking of life and, as hunters, the joy of the pursuit can be diminished by the taking of the pursued. Perhaps you don’t get caught up in the struggle between life and death, but it has been there since the early moments of human life because of human conduct.
I will long remember my first encounter of watching an animal I had arrowed move through the process of death. There was a large degree of sadness mixed with the joy of success. Now most folks continue to hunt for one reason or another, seldom giving thought about the reason for life in the first place.
So, my question for you is, have you ever thought about the purpose for life or who was the creator of it? Here are my thoughts from a Biblical world view: Life was the God of the Bible’s creative genius for fellowship with Himself, (Genesis 1:26-28) and man was made in “His image”, after “His likeness”. What an awesome truth. Yes the creation story of the Bible convinces me that there is an intelligent Being that is responsible for life as we know it today; and the purpose of the creative power was to give life that would reproduce itself and give back in fellowship and honor. Therefore, the eternal God of heaven made an eternal life to enjoy a special relationship with. He created our world and all the wonders of it and placed in it a man and woman, the keystone of it all, as caretakers. (Genesis 1:28; 2:7)
Today any thinking person realizes that somewhere things went very wrong. Yes, the people created for a special relationship with their Maker, resisted that relationship and things went wrong. Chapter three of the book of Genesis in the Bible explains it all. Human life has continued and time has brought us to AD 2025. The purpose for which our first parents were made has been exploited by “what went wrong” for a long time now. Let’s just call the problem “SIN” or messing up on our purpose for being made.
Sin has robbed everyone since Adam and Eve of the well-being, peace and joy that comes from knowing God through Jesus Christ in a personal way. Romans 3:10 & 23 tells us that we all have messed up and thereby come short on the purpose and plan of God for our life. But words from John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Please understand that our belief in the gift of eternal life through the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, God’s Son, is the only way we can make right what went wrong so many years ago. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” We are personally responsible before God for the sin in our own life as Romans 6:23 says that sin brings death but belief in Jesus Christ brings life. Our
decision must be to get our relationship priorities in order. Our family life or social strata in life are not spiritual. They have nothing to do with a relationship with the God of the Bible, but our decision about sin is and thereby it will gain for us spiritual life or spiritual death.
Hopefully you have decided to gain life and are becoming a Romans 1:16 person. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth;” Unfortunately, many over the centuries of time have chosen not to do that.
So, we find ourselves, like so many before us, on the slippery slope of destiny. Remember that destiny is not fate, it is made by that which determines events and those are our choices. Choosing God and His ways is choosing the real purpose for life as intended from the beginning.
How is your relationship, fellowship and honor to God doing?
By Rev. David Roose, CBA Founder
I will long remember my first encounter of watching an animal I had arrowed move through the process of death. There was a large degree of sadness mixed with the joy of success. Now most folks continue to hunt for one reason or another, seldom giving thought about the reason for life in the first place.
So, my question for you is, have you ever thought about the purpose for life or who was the creator of it? Here are my thoughts from a Biblical world view: Life was the God of the Bible’s creative genius for fellowship with Himself, (Genesis 1:26-28) and man was made in “His image”, after “His likeness”. What an awesome truth. Yes the creation story of the Bible convinces me that there is an intelligent Being that is responsible for life as we know it today; and the purpose of the creative power was to give life that would reproduce itself and give back in fellowship and honor. Therefore, the eternal God of heaven made an eternal life to enjoy a special relationship with. He created our world and all the wonders of it and placed in it a man and woman, the keystone of it all, as caretakers. (Genesis 1:28; 2:7)
Today any thinking person realizes that somewhere things went very wrong. Yes, the people created for a special relationship with their Maker, resisted that relationship and things went wrong. Chapter three of the book of Genesis in the Bible explains it all. Human life has continued and time has brought us to AD 2025. The purpose for which our first parents were made has been exploited by “what went wrong” for a long time now. Let’s just call the problem “SIN” or messing up on our purpose for being made.
Sin has robbed everyone since Adam and Eve of the well-being, peace and joy that comes from knowing God through Jesus Christ in a personal way. Romans 3:10 & 23 tells us that we all have messed up and thereby come short on the purpose and plan of God for our life. But words from John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Please understand that our belief in the gift of eternal life through the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, God’s Son, is the only way we can make right what went wrong so many years ago. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” We are personally responsible before God for the sin in our own life as Romans 6:23 says that sin brings death but belief in Jesus Christ brings life. Our
decision must be to get our relationship priorities in order. Our family life or social strata in life are not spiritual. They have nothing to do with a relationship with the God of the Bible, but our decision about sin is and thereby it will gain for us spiritual life or spiritual death.
Hopefully you have decided to gain life and are becoming a Romans 1:16 person. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth;” Unfortunately, many over the centuries of time have chosen not to do that.
So, we find ourselves, like so many before us, on the slippery slope of destiny. Remember that destiny is not fate, it is made by that which determines events and those are our choices. Choosing God and His ways is choosing the real purpose for life as intended from the beginning.
How is your relationship, fellowship and honor to God doing?
By Rev. David Roose, CBA Founder
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