Why am I here? The Truth

St. John – Chapter – 14-verse 7

Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life; no man

comes to my Father except by me.



How many times in life have you asked yourself that very question?

I for one have often wondered why I am here.



We’re born, we work, we have families and grow old and then we die.

Sometimes life is good and sometimes it’s not.

I remember nothing before I was born.

I only know that I am here for a short time and then I’m not.



However, that all changed the day I met Jesus.

Over the last 40 years I have come to know the real meaning of who I

am and why I’m still here, as well as where I’m going once I leave this Earth.

I have come to learn that Jesus is the only way.

I have learned that He is the only truth. 

I have learned that life is nothing without Him and only by Him is my life sustained.

I’m sure that you will all agree with this.

St. John – chapter 8-verse 23

And He said to them, You are from below, and I am from above: you are

of this world, but I am not of this world.

St John – chapter 15-verse 19

If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but you are not

of the world for I have chosen you out of the world; this is why the world hates you.

St John – chapter – 17-verse 16

For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

1) The first verse mentioned clearly shows that Jesus was speaking to the scribes and the Pharisees.

He relays that they were of this world while he was not.

2) The second verse shows very clearly that once Jesus chooses us, we are no longer of this world.

3) The third verse distinctly reaffirms that Jesus no longer considers us to be of this world.

Let’s tie this all together with the following verses.

This is part of a prayer that Jesus was praying to the Father.

St. John – Chapter 17 – verses 15 thru 18

What I request is not that thou shouldst take them out of the world,

but that thou shouldst protect them from evil. For they are not of the

world, just as I am not of this world. O Father, sanctify them in thy

truth, because thy word is truth. Just as thou didst send me into the

world, so I have sent them into the world.

To me, it’s very clear by these words of Jesus that He wishes us to be protected from evil.

He desires that we realize that we are not from this world.

That we become sanctified by the word, going out into the world as He did.

In a nutshell, the real reason I’m still here is because it's the Lord Jesus' wish.

And this is the request He has put forth to the Father.

Ok, so now that I know the real reason I’m still here, what’s next?

Let’s go to the following words of Jesus.

Matthew – chapter 9 – verses 36 thru 38

When Jesus saw the multitudes, he had compassion on them, because

they were tired and scattered, like sheep which have no shepherd. So

he said to his disciples, The harvest is great and the laborers are few;

Therefore urge the owner of the harvest to bring more laborers to His harvest.

This is the real reason why you and I are still here. We are the laborers.

It is our job to bring the truth and word of God to the world.

We are laborers in this great, white harvest.

Every single day, there are people dying without the priceless knowledge of Christ.

And yet another precious soul is lost to the enemy!

It’s time to wake up and really understand why you're still here.

Your life has been spared for a reason. It’s not about how many vacations you

take or what movies you saw last week that were really good and up for discussion. It’s not

about how great your last church service was or how much the Lord has blessed

you today. It’s not about how big your retirement fund is or how much

money you make.

You wake up each day, and you work each day. Life goes on...

However, if you’re a Christian, this is not how your life was designed to be.

Being in Christ, you are no longer considered a part of this world.

You are now a member of the Body of Christ.

It is thus your responsibility to find your position as a laborer

within this great harvest!

But first look around you ... How many people do you know that need to be saved?

You don’t have to look very far...

Family members, friends and coworkers abound.

Yet the numbers of people around us who remain unsaved are overwhelming.

Do you realize that if things remain as they are, they are simply going to be lost?

Do you realize that you have the capabilities within your reach to change all that?

Do you realize that when you stand before the Lord and Father,

you will be questioned on what you did while you were here on Earth?  

What will your answer be?

The truth is sobering.

Do I need to say more? Perhaps I should.

Luke – chapter 10 – verses 17 thru 19

So the seventy whom he had sent returned with great joy, and they

said to him, Our Lord, even the demons have submitted to us in your

name. He said to them, I saw Satan falling from Heaven like lightning.

Behold, I give you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and

overcome the power of the enemy; and nothing shall harm you.

Mark – chapter 3 – verse 27

No man can enter into a strong man’s house and plunder his goods,

unless he first binds the strong man; and then he plunders his house.

You have been given power to overcome the enemy.

It’s all yours.

You need to step up to the harvest and do your job. How can you accomplish this ? By

spending a great amount of time in prayer. Let every day begin by going before the Lord.

Bind the strong man in the name of Jesus.

Every day as you pray for your family and friends and ask the Father to pour out his love and Holy

Spirit into your loved one's lives.

Ask the Father to put evidence in their lives of who Jesus really is.

Your prayer will result in the saving of cherished lives.

We are here for one reason only, to pray and lead others to the Lord

Jesus Christ. If you choose to only do this once a week, unfortunately your prayer

results will be next to nothing. Perhaps you will see a few saved over the passage of

time, but, how many more could be saved if you would only do this daily.

Why am I here? 

I do believe the truth is quite obvious.

Love, Brother Greg