In the beginning God created us to serve Him, to honor Him, and to have fellowship with Him.

God's purpose in creation was to bring glory to Himself.  Nature brings great glory to God (Psalm 19:1), as do the angels (Isaiah 6:2-3), but there is something unique about the creation of man.  Man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and initially enjoyed a special relationship with God in the Garden of Eden.  Because of this unique position, man can glorify God in several different manners including:

Giving Honor: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11)

Voluntary Service: Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.             (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Willing Fellowship: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. ( Psalm 16:11)

The image above shows that in the beginning God and man walked together in close fellowship as man honored and served God.  The next page shows what happened to destroy this perfect relationship.