I

As long as the deadline God ordained for you has not been reached, you should not speak lightly of giving up your life, no matter when. As long as you still have breath in you, don’t give up, don’t abandon your duty, and don’t abandon the Creator’s entrustment and commission to you. This is because the life of any created being exists only for the Creator, and only for His sovereignty, orchestration, and arrangements, and it also only exists and realizes its value for the Creator’s testimony and His work of saving humankind. People themselves do not know to cherish their own lives. Only God cherishes human life.

II

Although human beings are not lovable or worthy of love, and are full of filth, full of rebelliousness, and the many kinds of absurd ideas and views instilled by Satan, and although they idolize and follow Satan, even to the point of opposing God, nevertheless, because human beings are created by God, and He bestows them with breath and bestows them with life, only He cherishes human life, only He loves people, and only He continuously cares for and cherishes humankind. God cherishes human beings—not their physical bodies, but their lives, because only human beings who have been given life by God can ultimately become created beings that truly worship Him and bear witness to Him.

III

During their lifetime, while they still have life and breath, which are the most precious things given by God, people should properly pursue and understand the truth, and fulfill their duties as created beings according to God’s requirements and principles, without leaving behind any regrets, so that one day they may assume the place of created beings and bear witness to and worship the Creator. In so doing, they will give value and meaning to their life; they will not live for Satan, but rather for God’s sovereignty, His work, and His testimony. Once you have truly understood the truth, gained the truth, gained knowledge of God, and can assume the place of a created being to worship God, and testify about God, testify about the sovereignty of the Creator, His deeds, and testify about His essence and identity, then the value of your life will have reached its peak and its fullest extent.

from The Word, Vol. 6. On the Pursuit of the Truth I. What It Means to Pursue the Truth (12)