The Real Reason

2.10.2010

Acts 17:27 27 “…that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us…” ESV

The Westminster Shorter Catechism asks, “What is the chief end of man?” In other words, what is man supposed to do? Is man placed upon the earth to do something productive and good or is he supposed to waste his time and be useless? What is man supposed to do?

Paul maintained (in Acts 17) that man is to seek God in the hope that he might feel his way toward God and find Him and be complete when he does. God placed man on the earth so that he could be fruitful, multiply and enjoy the earth all the while enjoying Him. God has always had a purpose for mankind.

I am, as a child of God, to seek Him this day and enjoy Him. I am to work, to relate, to pet the dog, to eat – whatever, all the while seeking the Lord and enjoying Him. To the one who doesn’t yet know God, He’s not far away; to the child of God He resides in the heart. So this day amid all the ebb and flow of life, my main purpose and goal is to seek God.

The Catechism answers the question: Man’ chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. I’ll seek Him, serve Him, and enjoy Him this day because for that reason I was made…

Father in Heaven,

You set Your child upon this earth to know You, serve You and enjoy You; and that, I will do this day. May I, like Paul, help others to know what their real purpose, that somehow they may come to know You, serve You, and enjoy You as well – in Christ’s Name, amen.