God's Purpose
The big question on everyone's mind has to be, "why did God create everything?" What's the point to creating an earth and a universe and people and animals?
For by him were all things
created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him
all things consist. (Colossians 1:16,17)
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of
the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both
which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we
have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of
him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. (Ephesians 1:9-11)
For it pleased the Father
that in him should all fulness dwell; (Colossians 1:19)
God created all things so that
he could one day give them to his Son Jesus Christ, and he did it for his own
pleasure. Why do you do the things that you like to do? You do them
because you enjoy them and they give you pleasure. God created all things
"according to his good pleasure," and in the end he will give all to
his Son.