Purpose: Sent to Save Lives

For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.
– Luke 9:56

Jesus proclaimed one of his missions on earth in the passage above: He came to save lives. He did not come to destroy, endanger or whittle down people’s lives; He came to save them. He is a lifesaver, not a life-destroyer. Many people are likewise called to this mandate.

Human life is the most precious thing on earth, next to life in the order of importance is health. To the people who carry this mandate, preserving the sanctity of life gives them ultimate satisfaction, and they would stop at nothing to prevent an endangered life from dying or to rescue a death-bound life from letting out the last breath.

These people could be in the medical profession or related fields – that is those who subscribed to a career in that calling out of genuine interest in preserving life, not for financial gains or the social status associated with the profession. They are also found in other disciplines where they are afforded the facility to directly impact on life.

If you are one of these people, yours is a noble calling. It is a well-resounded fact that humans are the greatest asset around, but that is a living and healthy human being. Once life and health are endangered, a human cannot be at his/her best. Therefore, anyone who is actively engaged in helping humans to live and sustain existence is partnering with God and Jesus.

Another angle to this calling is helping people to avoid the second death and, ultimately, the lake of fire at the end of times. There are people with an unusual burden for souls such that they cannot afford not to preach the gospel of Christ.

Jesus successfully fulfilled the two callings: He prevented many ailing people from dying by healing their diseases; He also raised many dead people back to life; and to cap it all, He ministered the word of life to innumerable people to save their souls from eternal destruction. What an amazing Man!

He has set an example for us. The onus now rests on us to get on our calling and make a similar success of ours, knowing that we have His full backing.

You will succeed in Jesus’ Name!