WHO AM I?
WHY AM I HERE?

Who Am I?
God gives us the answer to this question...
"Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them." [Genesis 1:26-27]

You are the image of God.

Out of all the creatures God made, He only made one in His image. Us...

This does not mean we are gods. We are not God. We never will be God. But, God made us in His image. That means you are special. You are important to God. You carry the image of God.

We are made in the image of God. That means we are similar (but not identical) to God in some respects. For example, we are similar in our ability to make ethical choices, our spiritual nature, our dominion over the earth, moral purity and immortality.

That's right, immortality. You can live forever.


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Why Am I Here?
God created humanity for a reason.
God created you with a purpose...
What is the purpose of life? It is to glorify God. God created us for His own Glory. Talking about mankind in the book of Isaiah, God says about us, "whom I created for my glory" - Isaiah 43:7

In 1 Corinthians 10:31 we read, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

God is sovereign, meaning that He is completely independent. He did not need to create us. He does not need us for anything. Based on this we might come to the conclusion that we are not important to God... that we are not needed and we have no purpose. But, that's not the end of the story. God tells us in Scripture that we were created to glorify Him. That's our purpose and that means we are important to Him personally.

We were created to glorify God...

"I will praise you, O Lord my God,
with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever."
- Psalm 86:12

We were created to enjoy God...

As a result of our glorifying God, we find that we enjoy God and delight in knowing God. The Bible says that we were also created to be filled with joy. Jesus said, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." - John 10:10

Psalm 16:11 tells us, "In your [God's] presence there is fulness of joy, in Your [God's] right hand are pleasures for evermore."

“In commanding us to glorify Him, God is inviting us to enjoy Him.” - C.S. Lewis

And God rejoices in us...

As a result of our glorifying God and enjoying Him, God in turn rejoices over us. Isaiah 62:5 says, "so shall your God rejoice over you."

A prophecy in Zephaniah tells us that God "will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you in His love; He will exalt over you with loud singing as on a day of festival." - Zephaniah 3:17-18

What does it mean to glorify God? How do we glorify God? It means to bring Him honor through what we say, how we act, and how we think. To glorify God means to acknowledge His glory and to value it above all things. To glorify God means we make it known to others. To glorify God means we have a heartfelt gratitude. We glorify God through our faith (trust). We glorify God through our love. We glorify God through our desire to obey Him (our obedience). We glorify God through our desire to know Him.