Living for God's Glory

One of the most important questions in life is simple: why are we here? The Westminster Confession gives a clear answer: “the chief end of man is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.” That’s our purpose. Everything we do, whether it’s our work, our worship, or even the way we treat people, should point back to God’s glory.

The gospel shows us why that matters. Christ is not just a teacher or prophet, He is God in the flesh. Scripture says that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). That means the Creator stepped into His creation, fully God and fully man, to do what none of us could ever do (or would ever do).

Jesus came to take the wrath that we deserve for our sin. The Bible reminds us that “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23), and that “the wrath of God is revealed against all ungodliness” (Romans 1:18). Only God Himself could bear the full weight of God’s wrath. On the cross, Jesus did exactly that.

But the gospel doesn’t stop at forgiveness. The beauty of salvation is that Christ’s righteousness is credited to us. Scripture says Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness” (Romans 4:3). In the same way, those who trust in Christ receive what theologians call imputed righteousness. We’re not only washed clean—we’re clothed in His perfect sinless record.

That’s why Paul could say “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ” (Romans 8:1). Our sin was placed on Him, His righteousness placed on us. That’s the heart of the good news.

So if our chief end is to glorify God, the way we live out that purpose is by clinging to the gospel. We glorify Him when we believe, when we worship, and when we live as people covered by the righteousness of Christ.

At the end of the day, life isn’t about building our own name. It’s about pointing to the name above all names.