Lesson 25
What Is God’s Purpose for Us?
The Bible acknowledges that for humans, life is ‘short and filled with trouble.’
Is this really what God wants for us? If not, what is his purpose for us? Will it ever be fulfilled? Consider the Bible’s comforting answers.
1. What kind of life does Jehovah want for us?
Jehovah wants us to have the best life possible. When he created the first humans, Adam and Eve, he placed them in a beautiful paradise, the garden of Eden. Then “God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and become many, fill the earth and subdue it.’”
Jehovah wanted them to have children, to make the whole earth a paradise, and to take care of the animals. His purpose was for all people to enjoy perfect health and live forever.
Although things did not work out that way, God’s purpose has not changed.
He still wants obedient humans to live forever in perfect conditions.
Read Revelation 21.3, 4: With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”
2. How can we enjoy a meaningful life now?
Jehovah created us with a “spiritual need,” that is, a desire to know and worship him.
Read Matthew 5.3-6: “Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need, since the Kingdom of the heavens belongs to them. “Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted. “Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth. “Happy are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, since they will be filled.
He wants us to have a close friendship with him, “to walk in all his ways, to love him,” and to serve him “with all [our] heart.”
When we do so, we can be truly happy even though we have problems. Worshipping Jehovah gives our life real meaning and a sense of purpose.
DIG DEEPER
Learn about the great love Jehovah showed when preparing the earth for us and what his Word teaches about the purpose of life.
3. Jehovah has a wonderful purpose for humans
Play the VIDEO, and then discuss the question that follows.
AD))) Video Title: Why Did God Create the Earth?—Excerpt (with Audio Description and Transcript) (Duration: 1:41).
Why did God create our beautiful planet?
Read Ecclesiastes 3.11: He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has even put eternity in their heart; yet mankind will never find out the work that the true God has made from start to finish.
Discuss this question:
What does this teach you about Jehovah?
4. Jehovah’s purpose has not changed
Read Psalm 37.11: But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
Read Psalm 37.29: The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.
Read Isaiah 55.11: So my word that goes out of my mouth will be. It will not return to me without results, But it will certainly accomplish whatever is my delight, And it will have sure success in what I send it to do.
Discuss this question:
How do we know that Jehovah’s purpose for us has not changed?
5. Worshipping Jehovah gives our life real meaning
Knowing the purpose of life can bring us happiness. Play the VIDEO, and then discuss the question that follows.
AD))) Video Title: I Learned the Purpose of Life (with Audio Description and Transcript) (Duration: 5:04).
How did Terumi benefit from learning the purpose of life?
Read Ecclesiastes 12.13: The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole obligation of man.
Discuss this question:
Because Jehovah has done so much for us, what are we obligated to do in return?
SOMEONE MAY ASK: “What is the purpose of life?”
How would you answer?
SUMMARY
Jehovah wants us to enjoy life forever in perfect conditions here on earth. When we worship him with all our heart, our lives have real meaning—even now.
Review
What was Jehovah’s original purpose for Adam and Eve?
How do we know that God’s purpose for humans has not changed?
How can you find real meaning in life?
Lesson completed on:
Goal
Tell someone about Jehovah’s wonderful purpose for us.
Other: Memorizing Bible scriptures is vital for blind individuals to defend the truth using the Bible, build faith, provide comfort during difficult times, and keep God’s principles firm in heart and mind.
From lesson 25, memorize Psalm 37:10, 11: Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more; You will look at where they were, And they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
EXPLORE
1. Consider the evidence that the garden of Eden really existed.
“The Garden of Eden—Myth or Fact?” (The Watchtower, January 1, 2011) Open explore 1 in new page
2. Learn why we can be sure that the earth will remain forever.
“Will the Earth Be Destroyed?” (Web article) Open explore 2 in new page
3. Examine what the Bible says about finding meaning in your life.
“What Is the Meaning of Life?” (Web article) Open explore 3 in new page
4. See how a man who thought he had everything found what was missing in his life.
Now I Have a Life of Purpose (3:55) Open explore 4 in new page
[End of lesson 25.]