our “chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever,” is often quoted because it sums up the Bible’s teaching so well. Yet as true as this is, we rarely understand it in terms of children longing to delight in God as our Father and to bring him joy by enjoying him now and forever. So this is where we will begin. Consider the following passage from Paul: Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also