Many of us have little problem believing that the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. But what about God's chief end? What is God all about? What would you say if I said that God's chief end was to glorify God and enjoy himself forever? Is this true? Is this good news? I think it is.
"God's first love is rooted in the value of his holy name, not the value of a sinful people. And because it is, there is hope for the sinful people - since they are not the ground of their salvation, God's name is."*
Psalm 106:7-8 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.
1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Rejoice and be glad that the foundation of your salvation rests in the name of God and not in yourself. In Him there is great hope for me and you.
-Ryan
*Taken from The Pleasures of God by John Piper
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