![]() Humans are not meant to be mere shadows and echoes. Not to display God’s worth by enjoying Him above all things is to be a mere echo of the music we were created to make. ![]() Not to fulfill this purpose for human existence is to be a mere shadow of the substance we were created to have. But something of His greatness and beauty is on us as we realize this purpose for our being-to image-forth His excellence. Knowing, enjoying, and thus displaying the glory of God is a sharing in the glory of God. There is weight and significance in our existence. When we fulfill this reason for being, we have substance. It is our created nature to make much of God. That is why we exist-to display the glory of God. …This is why we do good deeds, (“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven”, Matthew 5:16). …This is why we eat and drink (“So whatever you do, do all to the glory of God”, 1 Cor. ![]() This is why we were made (“All things were created through Him and for Him”, Colossians 1:16). Nevertheless, because He made us with the highest creaturely purpose in mind-to enjoy and display the Creator’s glory-we may have a very substantial life that lasts forever. But we become, “I Am Who I Am” in His name (Exodus 3:14). ![]() Our existence is secondary and dependent on the absolute Reality of God. So by comparison to ultimate, absolute Reality, we are not much. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron
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