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The Search for Significance October 21, 2011 Vol. 3, No. 20
The Search for Significance
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Have you
ever noticed that a funeral’s eulogy often relates how the deceased impacted
those around them? We have a tremendous need to assign significance to a
person’s life at that point. The worst thing we could say is, "This person’s
life had no meaning whatsoever!” People want to achieve significance in life;
they want to make a difference!
The
Apostle Paul wrote a great deal about the search for significance in life. In 1
Corinthians 9:24-27 he describes how we can experience significance. The person
who wants to live a meaningful life must have…
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
24 Do
you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives sthe prize? So trun that you may obtain it. 25 Every uathlete
exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable
wreath, but we van imperishable. 26 So I do not run aimlessly; I wdo not box as one xbeating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and ykeep it under control,1 lest after preaching to others zI myself should beadisqualified.
Great
tragedy is when a person possesses talent, brains and ability but drifts
through life because they have no ambition and no drive. They’re willing to
settle for mediocrity. Therefore, set your site on heaven and live so as to go
there.
God’s
plan for us is to live lives that are full of meaning and purpose. Our search
for significance ends when we commit ourselves to following Jesus. END RESULT:
The Father says, "Well done, good and faithful servant.”
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