People of God, there is a message burning in my heart today—a fire shut up in my bones. I come to you with a burden from the Lord for this generation. We are living in days of great activity but little eternity, days of much building but little lasting foundation. We celebrate everything temporary but prepare nothing for what is permanent. Today, I want to dig deep into what I call “The Pit of Purpose.” Not the purpose God intended, but the pit we dig for ourselves when we confuse earthly progress with eternal destiny—when we build monuments that moths will eat and empires that time will forget, while neglecting the only kingdom that will stand forever: the Kingdom of our God.

Look at the cycle of life we so eagerly celebrate. We rejoice at a child’s birth, we mark their growth, we cheer at graduations and weddings, we honor anniversaries and retirements. And with heavy hearts, we gather when loved ones pass away. Yet within this cycle lies a dangerous deception: we have made the temporary permanent and the permanent temporary in our priorities. We build memorials, write names in archives, and erect museums to honor those who walked this earth. But I must ask you the question that haunts every human soul in its quiet moments: What comes after? The Bible is clear: “What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes” (James 4:14). We are temporary residents—pilgrims, strangers just passing through. Yet we live as if this is all there is, building futures for grandchildren we may never meet while neglecting the eternity we will certainly face.

Let’s journey back to Genesis. After the flood, God started anew with Noah and his sons. From that genealogy came nations, races, and cultures. And what did humanity do? At Babel, they rebelled. They said, “Let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves” (Genesis 11:4). There it is—the first pit of purpose—the human attempt to build significance apart from God, to create legacy without the Legacy-Maker, to establish kingdoms without the King. This rebellion has produced the pyramids of Egypt, the empires of Babylon and Rome, and the technological marvels of our age. Now, hear me—I am not against development or progress. But when these things become THE PURPOSE rather than TOOLS FOR PURPOSE, we have fallen into the pit. The people of Babel had unity, vision, and remarkable achievement. But God looked down and confused their language because their purpose was rebellion against His eternal plan.

Now, let me take you to a deathbed scene. The wisest man who ever lived, King Solomon, having tried everything under the sun—pleasure, wealth, projects, fame—concludes: “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). Why? Because he discovered what we must learn before our deathbed: when your spirit prepares to depart, everything earthly loses its grip on you. Solomon describes it in chapter 12: the keepers of the house tremble, the strong men are bent, the grinders cease because they are few. And then verse 7: “The dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” At that moment—that unavoidable moment—what happens to your bank accounts? No desire for them. Your real estate? No connection to it. Your social media followers? No awareness of them. Your professional titles? No meaning in them. Your spirit stands naked before eternity. And in that darkness—if your spirit has not been aligned with God—there is only terror. That’s why some people cry out on their deathbeds. That’s why they beg for second chances. Because they realize too late that they spent their lives furnishing the waiting room while missing the flight to eternity.

Look at our prayer lives. We spend 90% of our prayers on healing for these temporary bodies (which will still die), financial breakthrough (for things we can’t keep), career advancement (in positions others will fill), and material possessions (that moths and rust destroy). And maybe 10% on the condition of our souls, our readiness for eternity, the salvation of others, and the coming Kingdom. We’ve inverted the priority! We’re majoring in minors and minoring in majors! Jesus asked the most important question in history: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” (Mark 8:36). Let me make it personal: What does it profit you to get the house but lose heaven? To drive the car but journey to hell? To wear the title but miss the crown of life? To build the business but neglect the Kingdom business?

People of God, the clock is ticking for every one of us. Your spirit will depart. My spirit will depart. The question is: To what destination? And in what condition? The Bible says there is “a time to be born, and a time to die” (Ecclesiastes 3:2). You didn’t choose your birth time, and you won’t choose your death time. But you can choose your eternal destination today. This is why Jesus came! He didn’t come to give us better earthly pits; He came to rescue us from the pit and bring us into His eternal Kingdom! He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). The alignment we need isn’t more religion, more church attendance, or more religious activity. It’s a heart alignment with God through Jesus Christ. It’s a spiritual transformation that happens when we surrender our self-built kingdoms and receive His eternal Kingdom.

Today, God is calling you out of the pit of earthly purpose and into His eternal purpose. Maybe you’ve been building your own Babel—trying to make a name for yourself. Today, God says: “Come, let me give you a new name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life!” Maybe you’ve been focused on tombs like the Egyptians—accumulating things to take to your grave. Today, God says: “I offer you an empty tomb and a resurrected life!” Maybe you’ve been praying Solomon’s prayer for wealth and success but getting his emptiness in return. Today, God says: “Ask me for the treasure that lasts—treasure in heaven where neither moth nor rust destroys!”

As the Spirit of God is moving right now, I call you to pray this alignment prayer: Lord God, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You today. I confess I have been digging pits of earthly purpose. I have been building what moths will eat and rust will destroy. I have been focused on the temporary while neglecting the eternal. Today, I align my spirit with You. I surrender my self-built kingdoms. I turn from my rebellion of Babel-building. I receive Your Son, Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior. Wash me clean with His blood. Fill my spirit with Your light. Align my purpose with Your eternal purpose. From this day forward, let my primary focus be Your Kingdom. Let my treasure be in heaven. Let my life count for eternity. Prepare me for the day my spirit returns to You, that I might hear: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’ I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

If you prayed that prayer, your spirit is now aligned with God. The light has entered; the darkness must flee. Now live differently. Yes, enjoy the good gifts God gives in this life—but with open hands, not tight fists. Yes, work and build and create—but as stewardship for the King, not as monuments to yourself. Build your career, but build God’s Kingdom through it. Grow your finances, but grow eternal investments with them. Develop your skills, but develop spiritual fruit even more. Because one day—maybe today, maybe tomorrow—your spirit will return to God who gave it. And on that day, only what was done for Christ will last. Only the souls won for His Kingdom will matter. Only obedience to His call will be rewarded. Come out of the pit of earthly purpose. Walk in the eternal purpose of God. The clock is ticking—but eternity is waiting. In Jesus’ name, Amen.