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CHASING CONTENTMENT HANDS FULL OF MONEY WHILE HAPPINESS SLIPS THROUGH OUR GRASP BY ERIK RAYMOND
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hat is the goal of the Christian life? The answer to the first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism says it best: “to glorify God and to enjoy him forever.” To glorify God is to make much of him, to see his supreme value and ascribe greatness to him. But we do more than agree that God is great. We enter into the hearty “Amen!” of his greatness by living in such a way that testifies to the fact that God is our supreme treasure and surpassing joy. To use the analogy of the military, we live in such a way that properly reflects the honor and glory of the One who has enlisted us into service. How do we glorify God and enjoy him forever? We glorify God by learning, tasting, seeing, and showing that the Lord
