What were we made for? To know God.
What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God.
What is the "eternal life" that Jesus gives? Knowledge of God. "And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (John 17:3).
What is the best thing in life, bringing more joy, delight, and contentment than anything else? Knowledge of God. "Thus says the Lord: 'Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me'" (Jeremiah 9:23-24).
What, of all the states God ever sees man in, given God most pleasure? Knowledge of himself. "For I desire...the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings" (Hosea 6:6).
J.I. Packer, Knowing God
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