Alone?

Have you ever wondered why God made you or why he made people at all? Great question, and you’re not the first to ask it. King David asked pretty much the same thing in Psalm 8:4 : “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?” Why did God make us?

Well, it wasn’t because he needed us. Acts 17:25 says, “[God]… is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything.”

And he didn’t make us because he was lonely. Long before we were here, God the Father already had “company” with his Son and the Holy Spirit. All of God’s needs for companionship are met within the Trinity. He also didn’t make us because he needed people to tell him how great he is. God is totally secure in who he is – and he always has been.

Despite not needing us, God chose to create us anyway, out of his great love. Yes, God loved us before he even created us. This concept is bigger than our tiny brains, but it’s true; that’s what everlasting love means. God is love (see 1 John 4:8), and because of that love and his wonderful creativity, he made us so we can enjoy all that he is and all that he’s done.

Another reason God created us is to fulfill his eternal plan. I could write pages and pages and pages about this, but let me simply say that God, in his infinite wisdom, chose to make us a part of his eternal plan. What part do we play in this plan? Well, the bible is full of instructions for how we should live our lives. Here are just a few:

• Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength (Deuteronomy 6:5)
• Love your neighbour as yourself (Matthew 22:39)
• We are God’s workmanship, created in Jesus Christ to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)

Perhaps the most important part we play in God’s eternal plan is to point people to eternal life with God – through his Son Jesus Christ.

So, because of the deep love God has for you, you will always have at least one unfailing friend! Maybe he’s not flesh and blood and waiting at your locker for you after class. But that’s part of what’s so cool about God. He’s a friend who is with you all the time. Whether you’re at the cool kid’s party or just at home alone, God is always right there with you. The God of the universe is just waiting to spend time with you. Hey, have a blast hanging out with him today!

~ Dawson McAllister ~

Taken from Footprints for Teens by Margaret Fishback Powers