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human beings are created in the image of God. Our purpose in life is be fulfill the reason that God created
us.
According to the Westminster confession of faith, “Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully
to enjoy him forever.” We are to enjoy God and take delight in him and in our relationship to him. When
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we realize that God created us to glorify him, and when we start to act in ways that fulfill that purpose,
then we begin to experience an intensity of joy in the Lord that we have never before known.

“Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31, NASB95).
“You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there
are pleasures forever” (Psa. 16:11, NASB95). “One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to
meditate in His temple” (Psa. 27:4, NASB95).
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may
fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psa. 73:25–26, NASB95). “How lovely
are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God” (Psa. 84:1–2, NASB95). “With Your counsel You will
guide me, and afterward receive me to glory” (Psa. 73:24, NASB95). ““Worthy are You, our Lord and our
God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they
existed, and were created”” (Rev. 4:11, NASB95).

7 Aspects to the Meaning (Goal) of Life According to the Bible

1. To display the glory of God. Among all the creation, only humans were
created in the Creator’s image. The first of God’s blessing to humanity is
fruitfulness, to multiply and fill the earth and govern it (Gen. 1:26-28; Psa. 8).
Notice that work is a blessing from God, not a curse. Our work is supposed to be a
display of God’s greatness, and therefore in everything we do, we are to do it with
the right motive: for the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31).

2. To seek the kingdom of God. Our first and foremost priority in life is to seek
God’s kingdom and His righteousness, to do what He wants us to do (Matthew
6:33). We pray according to God’s will when we ask for His kingdom to come and His will to be done on
earth as it is in heaven (Matt. 6:10). The kingdom of God is about living in truth, peace, and joy through
the work of His Spirit in our hearts (Rom. 14:17).

3. To proclaim the works of God. Before knowing Christ, humans live an empty, sinful life. But once
we trust in Christ, through his work on the cross, God sets us free from the slavery to sin, saves us from
eternal death, and we are given a new identity to declare the wonderful things He has done (1 Pet. 1:18-
19; 2:9). We are uniquely created by God and equipped with natural talents and abilities to accomplish
good works, which God has called us to do (Eph. 2:10).

4. To grow in the knowledge of God. The ultimate goal of human’s pursuit of wisdom and
knowledge is to understand God, the greatest of all (Proverbs 9:10). Since we believe in Christ, we are
born again and become a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Our desire is renewed: to always honor and
please God, bear good fruit, and know Him better (Colossians 1:10). The knowledge of God leads us to
worship and love Him more.

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