My Lifes Work: Bible Commentary

I wrote an article today about the importance of not living a vain life. That we as Christians,in the end of our lives, should be able to reflect on our lives and be proud of our contributions. Well with this mentality in mind,  I am considering writing a commentary of the bible. Now I would divide this task into smaller chunks such as first just the gospel of Luke. Then possibly all the books of Luke. So forth and so on, until I finished the entire bible. This is a lofty task and will take no shortage of time but  I am considering it.

One of the primary reasons, I feel led to pursue this goals is because today when I wrote 500 words about 7 verse in Luke. It felt so right.  It felt like God has gifted me with the ability to… not quite effortlessly, but efficiently write about his scriptures. Every time  I read the Lord’s word I want to discuss and teach it. I feel that burning in my soul.  After I wrote about Luke 5:2-7 and read the next section, I wanted to write a exegete on the subsequent scripture. I refused the temptation – for I knew if I excepted it, I would have to write another 500 word essay. Laziness got to me. I didn’t want to. Lol.

Well, this might be another one of my many pipe dreams, or this may be the beginnings  of a life’s work I pursue – - only time will tell.

God bless you; abide in his love through obedience and sacrifice.

Lifes Work

Since I was a young boy, I have always been terrified of living a vain life. Vanity of vanity, the words that I have never want to fulfill. I remember when I was only a young pup, maybe ten years old, that I asked my mom what is the purpose of life. She answer, ‘ well, son, that is a question maybe have struggled to answer, and well I don’t know.’ I remember being dissatisfied with that answer. Even as a child, I knew that there had to be a purpose in life. Life couldn’t simply be meaningless. We where put here by God and I knew he couldn’t have put us here arbitrary. While at the time, I may not have been able to conceptualize this, I definitely understood this deep down (internally). Since God is our creator, we can only find are purpose in him. He designed us to fulfill a specific purpose. God did not just create us and leave us in this world to do as we choose. He is involved in every aspect of our life; he is also concerned with every aspect of our lives. The truth is life without God is meaningless; therefore, life with God is full of meaning, meaning only found in him. Now the question then arises, how do we find out God purpose in our lives? God luckily has given us a guide to navigate through this world. It called the scriptures – his inspired word. The Lord’s way is definitely not the easy path. Serving yourself is the natural sinful desire in all of us. Serving God and doing his will is truly counterintuitive. This, however, is the only way we can find our purpose in this world. The army has a sang ‘you serving something higher then yourself.’ How much truer is this when it comes to serving the Lord of Lord, the creator of the universe. Serving God is the only way to avoid vanity of vanity. Unfortunately, the consequences of not serving the Lord are not only vanity of vanity but also the fire and vengeance of God’s wrath – hell. As a Christian you can live partially a vain life. You can waste your time as a Christian filling your life up with wood hay and stubble. This should not be taken to the extreme of not allowing yourself any free time or time for relaxing. This is usually not an issue through. The usual issue is for Christians to over indulge in ourselves and ignore our duty and obligation to the Lord. This too is vanity of vanity.