A Life Worth Living

The San Francisco newspaper headlines read:  Batkid Saves City!

It was an unforgettable event. On a day in mid-November 2013, Batkid descended on San Francisco, arriving in the Batmobile with Batman, and immediately displayed his superpowers by rescuing a damsel in distress, capturing The Riddler, saving the Giant’s mascot from the Penguin and receiving the keys of the city from mayor, Ed Lee.

It was the fulfillment of 5-year-old Miles Scott's dream and was made possible by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Batman is his favorite superhero and Miles is a true superhero himself, having successfully battled leukemia since he was 20 months old.

What was surprising and heartwarming was how the city embraced this pint sized superhero on his special day. The morning news aired an urgent appeal from the city's chief of police for Batman and Batkid to help crush crime. Over 14,000 city residents showed up to cheer Miles on and help him live his dream. At the end of the day when asked what was the best part, Miles grinned and replied, “Saving the world!”

It was a wonderful news story that captured the heart of a nation. What made it so appealing to all of us? I think deep inside we all have dreams of being a sort of superhero, of doing something really significant that leaves the world a better place. We may lose touch with it as we become adults, but its memory is easily revived in the eager eyes of a 5-year-old.

When people are asked the question, “What makes a life worth living?” the most common responses center on relationships, doing productive work that makes a positive contribution, being creative and involved in personal growth, and helping and serving others. One researcher summed it up, “What seems to make a life worth living is the sense that a unique purpose awaits each one of us, and our highest and best destiny is to find and fulfill it.”

For many of us, that sense of purpose and destiny becomes dim as our lives fall into daily routines that stretch into years and even decades. As we launch into adulthood the possibilities seem endless, but over time opportunities get bypassed and too often our dreams of a destiny full of significance fade.

What makes your life worth living? When's the last time you were excited about the possibilities for your destiny? One of the richest blessings we can have is a deep sense of purpose and fulfillment as our life journey unfolds. Father God wants to bestow this blessing on us. He created each one of us with a unique purpose and destiny that will produce in us a life worth living.

It doesn't matter what's gone on in your life up to now. It's never too late to rediscover the dream and find that life worth living. In Philippians 3:13–14, the apostle Paul encourages us, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

Father God has a prize for you: the blessing of life full of destiny and purpose. Open your heart to receive His blessing today.

Please join us this Sunday at 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM or 2:00 PM. We will be continuing our series on The Ten Decrees of Blessing.

Pastor Che