Does My Life Have Any Real Meaning and Purpose?
- Grace B-P Contributor
- 23 hours ago
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By Rosie Moore
All My Days Are Ordained by God
Psalm 139:13-16 shares how all my days are ordained or planned out by God. That even before we were born, God saw the inner parts of our body and recorded the days of our lives. “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well” (Psalm 139:13-14). I often revisit Psalm 139 to remind me of the wonderful reality that I cannot escape the Lord’s watchful eye. God knows, God sees, God cares.
How God Sees Me Gives My Life Meaning
Even if we do not rightly understand everything about ourselves and the world, we serve a God who does. Even when we are blinded and deceived by our own sin and foolishness, God knows us better than we know ourselves (Psalm 139:3-4). He searches our hearts and points out our sin so that we can live a fruitful life of abundance, in relationship with God and others (Psalm 139:23-24).
God Doesn’t Abandon Us
We too can rest secure in our Creator’s hands: “You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me” (Psalm 139:5). God’s hand of blessing and guidance is upon us, not the hand of oppression (Psalm 139:5b;10). Even amid troubles, we can be confident of the Lord’s good intentions towards us. “Even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast” (Psalm 139:10). God is constantly for us. All my days sustained by God.
Article excerpts taken from The Gospel Coalition (African Edition). Read the full resource here: https://africa.thegospelcoalition.org/article/does-my-life-have-any- real-meaning-and-purpose/
BPCIS UPDATE
31 May 2026
“Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ… standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel….” Philippians 1:27 ESV
INTENTIONAL BONDING
The pastors of the 11 churches making up BPCIS meet every month for lunch. Except for June and December, we come together every second Thursday to share a meal, deliberate through an agenda, and pray.
Some of the recent issues we discussed are: Easter Sunrise Service when MacRitchie Reservoir is no longer available for us, an Endowment Fund to help smaller church with staffing needs, partnerships with BP churches in India and Australia, 15th Anniversary Service on 19 Sep.
Our focus on fostering relationships, not just transacting “business”, is seen in bracketing each meeting with lunch together before and prayer in small groups after. Another opportunity for such intentional bonding comes up in July at our Leaders Retreat (7-8 July) in JB. As before, our Pastors’ Wives will meet on Sat, 18 July, and Post-Retreat Lunch on Tue, 11 Aug.
Looking back, we thank the Lord for our first ever decentralised Good Friday service held at three locations: West, Central and East. Both combined attendances (2,169) and offerings ($99,047.81) were significantly higher than in previous years. We will continue next year, perhaps with different hosting churches.
Do you know what is happening, beyond your own church, in other BPCIS churches? Drop in the BPCIS website. Our churches are taking turns to send in stories and testimonies. Read about a family who lost their teenage daughter to brain tumour, and a couple who struggle with childlessness. Also, a commitment over 5 years to a rental block community in Singapore. Visit bpcis.org.sg. You’ll be inspired and blessed!
Pastor David Wong
General Secretary, BPCIS
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