The Westminster Confession of Faith starts with this question. The answer - 'to glorify God and enjoy Him for ever'.
Another way would be to say: To walk in fruitful fellowship with God in the beautiful world He has made, bringing both great joy.
At creation, God came walking in the cool of the day in the garden He had prepared, seeking out the man made in His image. It was a guilty Adam who hid from Him through fear, the fruit of disobedience. He sought to cover those parts God had intended to bring about god-given fruitfulness. Now they brought him only shame.
Man has been hiding from God ever since, seeking only to murder Him. It is through grace that God has made a way to restore that fellowship, the fruit of Christ's death to cover men's shame, and to replace fear with joy.
'This is eternal life, that they may know You....that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.''
John 17
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