[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Live your life on purpose for a purpose

Read: Psalm 90:1-17

Meditation verse:

“So, teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).

The year 2020 had a profound impact on my life, occasioned by two events that made me decide to become a more intentional person. The first of course was the covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly, the whole world was brought down to its knees. I recall weeping one evening in the early months of the pandemic, not only because many people were dying all over the world, but also because it just dawned on me how vain we had become as humans and how much we had taken God’s abundant grace for granted. Our vanity upon vanity, our busyness, our clamouring for more, our strivings, our selfishness and greed. All for nothing. Suddenly, we were content just to be alive and be able to breathe on our own.

The second event was the passing away of the film actor, Chadwick Boseman: ‘the Wakanda Hero’. No, I didn’t know Chadwick personally, I wasn’t even too crazy about Black Panther. I watched more out of curiosity because of the buzz it was creating at that time. But in the wake of his death, I followed the life and times of Boseman on social media. Chadwick personified values that I admire and aspire to in life: excellence, brilliance, spirituality, integrity, and oratory prowess. He was such an inspirational actor and orator. A real gift to humanity. And he did all he did excellently well, whilst battling colon cancer for 4 years. And nobody knew? Chadwick made me realize that I have no excuses to make in life.

Both events made it clear that life is finite and must be lived on purpose, for a purpose. Ephesians 5:15-17 sums it up nicely for us: “see then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is”. There are activities we need to take on, there are those we need to relinquish. There are relationships to be bettered, there are those to be relinquished. And the time to do them is now. Live your life on purpose for a purpose.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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