The Failure of All Things

    I've taken a break from reading The Doctrine of Repentance. Well, honestly, I just haven't finished it (put your stones down). I have, however, continued on reading Every Good Endeavor by Keller. Mainly, because I have much accountability in doing so (found in the form of godly men at Crema every Thursday a.m.) Praise God for that in my life! Anyway, Keller quoted something from a guy named Al Wolters' book Creation Regained that I am going to re-quote, give a thought I have, and then leave you to ruminate on its simple profoundness, too.

Here is what Wolters says:

The whole world is fallen. There is no aspect of the world affected by sin more or less than any other. For example, are emotion and passions untrustworthy and reason infallible? Is the physical bad and the spiritual good? Is the day-to-day world profane but religious observances good? None of these are true; but non-Christian story lines must adopt some variations of these in order to villanize and even demonize some created thing instead of sin.

The whole world is going to be redeemed. Jesus is going to redeem spirit and body, reason, and emotion, people and nature. There is no part of reality for which there is no hope.

A Thought:

    I so often put my hope in some aspect of the world which is fallen. I play that grass is greener game. Or, I bargain with God attempting to get the thing I so desperately "need" to be able to make it here on earth. While attempting the consumption of those fictional needs, I've become acquainted with the failure of all things that Wolter writes about above. But here is the true need: Jesus. 

    Here is my challenge to you dear reader: When you are faced with the thing that has been bothering you for this season in life don't pursue the anti-gospel, pursue Jesus. He is the hope; even in unclarity (or even clarity), he is the true hope.

Let the rumination begin... Comments?