My Task

What is the purpose of my life?  What task shall I fulfill?  These are some of the basic, fundamental questions of life, and they need to be answered correctly.

Observe carefully the reflections of a dear lady upon her 90^th birthday:

The calendar and my mirror talk to me.
They say, “You are 90 years old today.”
Surely they lie!

Why should I be so blest
To have outlived all the rest?
Perhaps for me God had a task.
“To this have I proved faithful?” I ask.

Fear and anxiety take hold,
When the many failures I behold.
The longsuffering of God is a wondrous thing.
I’m still on time’s side, my offering to bring.

Henceforth, through faith in Jesus’ holy name,
Fulfilling that task shall be my aim.

by Mary Louise Cowan Dixon
Born: May 27, 1905 A.D.
Died: November 9, 2005 A.D.

What is MY task?  Observe carefully the conclusion of a king…

King Solomon wrote the end of the book of Ecclesiastes while an old man.  He had searched for true happiness and fulfillment in everything that the world had to offer. He ended the book with his final conclusion: "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is the whole duty of man" (Ecclesiastes 12:13 KJV).  The word “duty” is not in the original language, so a literal translation of his words would be: "For this is the WHOLE of man" or “This is what makes man whole": “Fear God and keep His commandments.”  Solomon also stated another important reason for his conclusion: “For God will bring every work into judgment, including EVERY SECRET THING, whether it is GOOD or whether it is EVIL” (Ecclesiastes 12:14).

God, Who gave us life, also revealed to us the MEANING of life.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, said, “I have come that they may have LIFE, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).  God has revealed that 
the abundant life AND eternal life to come are found in a right relationship with God through His Son Jesus.

Though “fear and anxiety take hold when the many failures we behold” in 
our OWN lives, we find in the Scriptures that a Solution has been provided! Jesus Christ died for our sins (1 John 4:9-10) that we might be forgiven and live for Him.  If we will believe in Him (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Him (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized (immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of our sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16), then He will forgive us of our past sins.  Then, to follow Him for the rest of our lives – this is OUR God-given task.

Have YOU been fulfilling God’s task for your life?  

God bless you!

David A. Sargent, Minister

Church of Christ at Creekwood 
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama  36695

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