When Macbeth hears of his wife’s death he says, “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” How very opposite this is to Jeremiah’s call from the Lord. “The word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’” In Ephesians 2 Paul wrote, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Jeremiah was not privileged above you and me. God has a plan and purpose for each of us. There is something unique for each of us to do. Each of us has characteristics and talents unlike any other person on earth. In the grand scheme of things there is something that needs to be accomplished and only you can do it.
It gets even better. How wonderful it is to know “those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” We are not merely servants to be used and then cast aside. We are members of the family who are joint heirs with Jesus Himself. “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” Romans 8
Sorry Hamlet but you are wrong. Our lives signify much more than we can now imagine.
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 28, 2013
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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