Gospel Journey

Was God Lonely?

Welcome to the GOSPEL Journey discussion. These posts are to help you engage with the central message of the Bible. This week, we will be dealing with the statement: God created us to be with Him. Comment. Question. Agree. Disagree. Either way, let us know what you think.

Was God Lonely?

We've spent the week looking at how we got here. Today we're going to consider why we got here. Take a look at Colossians 1:15-23 and answer these questions:

1. According to verse 16, who created all things?
2. What does "firstborn" mean? It's not possible for something created to create everything, so what must the passage really be saying?
3. What is Christ's position in comparison to all things?
4. Why does this passage say all things were created?
5. For whose pleasure were all things created for?

If we only look from our perspective, it could be easy to think God created us because He needed us. We could assume, since we get lonely, that God was sitting in heaven either bored or lonely. But this passage reminds us that even our creation isn't about us, it's about Him. Creation exists for the glory of God.

God didn't have to create us. God was doing just fine before we entered the picture. Therefore, we should be grateful to be created and should be seeking to fulfill the purpose for our existance.

posted by danny2 @ 12:02 AM