What is the Purpose of My Life?

Everybody at some point in their life asks the eternal type questions of “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” In one of the least understood books of the Bible, we can find some very insightful solutions to these questions. The book is Ecclesiastes and the author is one of the most qualified and unique persons of human history: Solomon, king of Israel. Ecclesiastes is Solomon’s unbridled search for significance, his relentless run after reality, his extreme hunt for happiness. In short, his pursuit is to find the meaning and purpose of life “under the sun.” His conclusion: ALL worldly pursuits—fame, family, fortune; wisdom, women, wealth; song, slaves, silver—are dead ends and therefore life is meaningless. Why? Because Solomon had them all and did them all and discovered life without God was totally empty. Yet, in his pursuits, he did discovered that the secret in life was not “under the sun” but “in the Son [Jesus Christ]”: That God had placed eternity into the heart [mind] of every man to know and be at peace with his Creator and in that relationship could in fact, love and respect God, enjoy life and find complete fulfillment.

In his unbridled search for significance, Solomon discovered significance solely in a personal relationship with the Creator. In his relentless run after reality, Solomon discovered reality solely in the revelation of the Creator and that which He has revealed about Himself through His Word. In his extreme hunt for happiness, Solomon discovered that happiness is not an emotional high that comes and goes with the wind but rather a mental attitude of contentment, a tranquillity of soul in every circumstance of life; that such a happiness is the result of having a personal relationship with God through faith in Messiah [Jesus Christ] and through full [epignosis] knowledge of His Word. This happiness can only be attained through a daily intake of the Word of God and Bible Doctrine resulting in a saturation of the Word of God and Bible Doctrine in the soul whereby the individual becomes consistently occupied with the person of Jesus Christ.

Before we begin our introduction to God, let us direct our attention to the futility of life under the sun by catching a glimpse of King Solomon’s mindset while he was under human viewpoint thinking . . .

“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” —Ecclesiastes 1:2

Introduction to God

Before His [creative] works of old [before Genesis 1:1]. (Prov. 8:22)

From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. (Prov. 8:23)

And obtains favor [goodwill] from God the Father [Yahweh]; (Prov. 8:35)