Life is more than a sirloin steak, more than a suit of clothes, more than a house, more than a streamlined automobile. We are not here merely to dress up, eat and drink. We are not here merely to build comfortable houses in which to live and ride around in comfortable motor cars. All such things have their place In life, but they do not constitute the chief end of life. We want a reason for living which looks beyond material goods and temporal delights.

It is good to live and enjoy life, to have good things to eat and all those things that add to the pleasure of living. But that is not enough to satisfy me. I want a reason for living that will justify the place I occupy in the world, the provisions I require for my subsistence, and the efforts I put forth in what I do. Moreover, I want assurance that my existence will not end In oblivion, for when the evening of life fades into the dark I want to be certain of the dawning of another day.

If there be no more to life than merely existing and striving for a few years, eating and drinking and wearing nice clothes, enjoying a few fleeting pleasures, then we live in a world of futility, and we can have no really reasonable excuse for living; the excuses we make are mere illusions and come to nothing at last.

If we are to have any substantial and satisfying justification for living and being here in the world, it must be one that looks beyond the limitations of time and sense, that is based on something more than the passing and the perishable.

If you want a reason for living that will justify your life and satisfy your heart, then yield yourself to Christ as your Savior and Lord and link yourself up with His cause and consecrate yourself to His service. Do not allow your life to be narrowed to a house, a shop, an office, a pleasure pavilion.

As an old hymn runs, “Our chief end is to become like God and a little to help forward his cause.” A life devoted to this end is a benediction to the world and the supreme joy of God and the angels. Devote your life to this end, and you will have a satisfying reason for living.