The idea that man is fallen is not a new concept by any means, but it is good to reminded of it if only to be reminded of how man is lifted up: by the grace of God. Isaac Hunter, pastor of Summit Church, puts it this way -
"God is crazy about you"
I love that description specifically because it reminds me that God is actively pursuing to improve His relationship with me... even though i don't deserve Him.
I'm reading C.S. Lewis' book Out of the Silent Planet. Without giving away too much, when the creatures from a different planet learn about the wickedness of earth's man, they (and so consequently C.S. Lewis) put it this way -
"There must be rule, yet how can creatures rule themselves? ... They are like one trying to lift himself by his own hair - or one trying to see over a whole country when he is on a level with it - like a female trying to beget young by herself."
This is a very poetic and fresh way of thinking of the hopelessness of man. We need someone to lift us up on their shoulders so we can see past ourselves and know what life is all about. For us humans here on earth, that someone already has come - His name is Jesus, and He is crazy about you.
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