Isaiah
45:18 “For thus saith the LORD that created
the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established
it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the
LORD; and there is none else.”
All
three verbs are used together in Isaiah in order to describe, adequately, God’s
purposeful work in preparing the earth for man. God created, formed, made, and
established the earth, that it might be the home of men and women. God created
the earth for life to exist. The earth is “Anthropic”. But my devotional reading asks:
What was God’s purpose for the people who would inhabit it? Our text answers
this most fundamental of questions, and once again, all three key verbs are
used: “I have created him . . . I have formed him . . . I have made him . . .
for my glory.” This biblical perspective alone provides the greatest of all
possible incentives to live a godly and useful life. The reason we were created
is to glorify God!
Question: 1. What is the chief
end of man?
Answer: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Answer: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
He's got the whole world in His hands.
In Christ, Brian
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