What is the chief end of man?

I am currently doing a Bible Study with some girls titled Duty or Delight? It is all about how much our relationship with God is a duty or whether we allow it to be the delight that God desires for it to be. Doing the study, so far, has definitely been such a delight for me! It is very refreshing. Because I joined the study late, I'm still working to catch up with the rest of the ladies. Today, I'm being challenged to Eat More Bread and fill my deep hunger with satisfaction in my relationship with Christ. However, I also find myself challenged by a statement quoted in the study from the Westminster Shorter Catechism of 1674 asking "What is the chief end of man?" The world would tell us something quite different than what God wants us to know. God wants us to know that our chief end, the reason He created us, is to glorify Him [God] and enjoy Him forever! How freeing is that!? If you would believe this to be true, would you live your life differently? I know I would. And I am challenged by this today. My prayer is that we would all live lives that allow us to enjoy God and bring him glory...not just to enjoy ourselves and bring ourselves glory. We are missing out on so much when we overlook God.

Check out Tammie Head's study. I definitely recommend it!!


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God Bless!