A Sermon For You
A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism
Today’s Sermon Title
For What Is Your Life?
By- Evangelist Gary Huckaby
"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." James 4:14.
Have you ever ask yourself any of the following questions?
Why am I here?
Who am I?
Where am I going? What happens at the end of my life?
Do I con troll my future?
What is life all about?
Maybe you have never ask any of these questions, but I have, and have often reviewed them in my heart and life. The thoughts I have had in answer to some of those questions has been mind boggling to me at times too. I would like to be very personal in this message, so please listen carefully and by God’s Spirit I pray you will leave here with some satisfying answers that will forever comfort your hearts.
Why Am I Here?
To consider the essence of existents, we must go back to the beginning of mankind. There are many conclusions that man has come to when reasoning about this question; "Why Am I Here?"
Everything Just Happened, All is here because of A Big Bang. Everything has always existed, but will one day cease to exist. There is an deity that created all that exists. Every reasoning mind tells us that everything starts at some point, and to start everything there must first be someone or something that starts it. So what or who started me to exist?
A human being was begun in the mind of God. Long before our person enters this earthly body, we already existed with God. Can I prove this from Scripture? I believe that I can. Look at the proof in Scripture.
"Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."
Psalms 139:16.
David the king of Israel when contemplating this very question of why he was created says that he knew God had created him, and that God was everywhere with him. David says that God saw him as unperfect, but that God kept a book wherein all of his members was written even before they were created.
Again, Solomon gives proof of a pre-existent of himself in Proverbs 8:23-30, where he states; "The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;" Notice he said, "before the mountains were settled, or before the hills, I was brought forth." Before anything material was made by the :Lord I was there.
When God said; "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." Genesis 1:26. man was already in the heart and mind of God. By the way, who do you think that God was talking to there? It was the Holy Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that decided to create mankind. Our life exist because God decided to create us. Every soul is created because God made it so. Again in Revelation 4:11, we have a clear answer as to our purpose for life; "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created." We are created to have fellowship with God, and to give God, glory, honor, and power; to please Him! This powerful verse answers many questions we ask. Why am I here? Who am I? Why? Because God willed it so. Who? A creation of Almighty God, His highest creation is mankind.
Before man was created, Lucifer was God’s highest creation. He was called son of the morning, the anointed cherub that coveted. Isaiah 14:12, says; "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!"
and Ezekiel 28:14-15, "Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."
Sin began in the mind and heart of Lucifer and caused him to be cast out of heaven. God then willed to create mankind to replace Lucifer, but unlike Lucifer, we are created in the very image and likeness of God Himself. Lucifer who had become Satan has belittled man so long that we think man is a little insignificant part of everything. We are physically weaker than animals, or angels, but this will change soon. One day we will reach our full estate in the Lord. We will be like Jesus Christ the risen Son of God.
The prophet Jeremiah told of his existence in God’s mind in Jeremiah 1:5. "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
The Lord when speaking to Jeremiah said that He knew Jeremiah before he was born of a earthly woman. You and I are a created being; created by God Almighty, created for His pleasure. Revelation 4:11, says; "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."
What Is Life About?
What is life about? It is the experience of getting to know the God who created us. It is about a being that has fallen from his original state of creation to the state of another fallen creature. Satan sinned long before man was created and placed in the garden of God, and he caused man to chose his own way rather than God’s way. Life is about fellowship with God. It is the proving ground of one’s life as to whether they will chose their own will and way, or surrender to God’s will and way. Only when one comes to the Lord as a lost sinner and receives the sacrifice of God’s only Begotten Son that he can become a new creation. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17. Because of mans fall from perfection, he must have a way to be made right with God. That way is the Lord Jesus Christ. He paid the price to redeem us to God by His death on the cross. Life is about being reconciled back to God through Christ Jesus the Lord. Life is about being able to talk to the Lord in prayer, unbroken fellowship with the Father, pleasing the Father, serving the Lord. Praising the Lord, Giving thanks to the Lord for His love, His mercy, His blessings. Life is about meeting the God of all creation, and falling in love with Him.
Where Am I Going, When I Die?
Where am I going when I die? far to many neglect to consider their eternal future. Many believe there is no future beyond the grave. The Bible says different though. It tells of two places that the soul will live in past the grave. Heaven with God, or hell with the devil and his angels. You will continue to exist after death closes it’s door on this life. The place you go depends on the choice you make while you are here. If you chose not to accept God’s gift of eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ, hell will be the results. If you chose to receive Christ, then Heaven will be your home. Where you spend eternity will depend on you and your decision. Do I know the Lord Jesus Christ? Have I accepted His gift of everlasting life? Do I know I have Heaven as my eternal home? What choice have you made for your future? Have you even made a choice? You have, either for or against. To say I will wait, is to say no to God’s gift, that is available to all who will accept it.
Come to Jesus Christ today? Repent of your sin, and confess that He died for you, believe that He rose from the dead in your heart, and tell Him of your need of His salvation. He is more willing to give it to you than you could ever imagine. Do not wait, Do it now!
Pray with me this prayer if you want to know Christ. Lord Jesus I repent of my sins, I confess you as the Lord and Saviour. I believe that you died for me and rose from the dead to save me from my sins. Come into my heart and life right now and make me a new person in your sight. I thank for doing this for me, because I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen!
If you have made a decision to receive Christ after hearing or reading this sermon, please make that commitment public. Tell someone what you have done, and follow the Lord in believers baptism. Write to us or tell us of this your greatest decision of all time, we will be glad to help you get started in your new life in Christ.
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