Let your will be done oh God.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on September 2, 2015 at 1:17pm

Hi. Yes, I have. In my point of view, God created us to bring Him glory, or rather to glorify Himself in and through us. I found this article which further expounds upon that idea.

Question: "Why did God create us? Why are we here?"

Answer: The short answer to the question “why did God create us?” is “for His pleasure.” Revelation 4:11 says, “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Colossians 1:16reiterates the point: “All things were created by him and for him.” Being created for God’s pleasure does not mean humanity was made to entertain God or provide Him with amusement. God is a creative Being, and it gives Him pleasure to create. God is a personal Being, and it gives Him pleasure to have other beings He can have a genuine relationship with.

Being made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:27), human beings have the ability to know God and therefore love Him, worship Him, serve Him, and fellowship with Him. God did not create human beings because He needed them. As God, He needs nothing. In all eternity past, He felt no loneliness, so He was not looking for a “friend.” He loves us, but this is not the same as needing us. If we had never existed, God would still be God—the unchanging One (Malachi 3:6). The I AM (Exodus 3:14) was never dissatisfied with His own eternal existence. When He made the universe, He did what pleased Himself, and since God is perfect, His action was perfect. “It was very good” (Genesis 1:31).

Also, God did not create “peers” or beings equal to Himself. Logically, He could not do so. If God were to create another being of equal power, intelligence, and perfection, then He would cease to be the one true God for the simple reason that there would be two gods—and that would be an impossibility. “The LORD is God; besides him there is no other” (Deuteronomy 4:35). Anything that God creates must of necessity be lesser than He. The thing made can never be greater than, or as great as, the One who made it.

Recognizing the complete sovereignty and holiness of God, we are amazed that He would take man and crown him “with glory and honor” (Psalm 8:5) and that He would condescend to call us “friends” (John 15:14-15). Why did God create us? God created us for His pleasure and so that we, as His creation, would have the pleasure of knowing Him.

Recommended Resources: Knowing God by J.I. Packer and Logos Bible Software.

http://www.gotquestions.org/why-did-God-create-us.html

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Permalink Reply by nakato on September 2, 2015 at 1:28pm

Thats really true my dia,God gives and takes and everything happens inlife with areason,and wat i think apart from God creating us for knowing him ,i think we as children of God we have abattle to fight where by the battle is fought with prayers,seeking God's grace to fight the enemy.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on September 2, 2015 at 6:06pm

Yes, it's an ongoing daily battle and filled with jagged ups and downs and we all need prayers and encouragement to remain faithful.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy on September 2, 2015 at 6:19pm

1 Peter 2:9 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.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

Isaiah 43:7 everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made."

1 Cor 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

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Permalink Reply by Seek on September 8, 2015 at 2:46am

Before there was sin, there was Adam and Eve. Why were they created? There was no mention of a battle to be fought. The only things God asked of them was their communion with Him.

God's only command He gave was not to eat of the tree because He knew they would be like Him, living forever and knowing good and evil. And look where evil got us with satan.

Because of their sin, we lost the communion but we're given a way to restore it through Christ. The battle, spreading the Gospel...it's all because of sin.

But I'd have to say that the reason God created us, the reason we're here is communion with Him, worshipping who He is because He is the only reason we exist. God didn't create the angels to do battle and spread His Word. Before satan fell, their only reason for being was to worship God and dwell in His presence.

We were created for worship.

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