Jesus said, “I am the life…” What did he mean by that? For sure he was referring to something far bigger than physical life. It seems to me that the concepts of life and purpose are inseparable. I would go so far as to say that life is purposeful living.
If that is so then let’s take it another step and say that purposeful living could be defined by how much of a person’s life expresses spiritual maturity. And I like to define spiritual maturity as God-guided, 24/7 helpfulness.
So in saying, “I am the life…” we could take that to mean that Jesus is saying that he is source of all purposeful living — all God-guided helpfulness.
