Covergirl and Este Lauder promise we’ll see the difference. The Biggest Loser and American Idol assure that once we’ve “made it”, our lives will have meaning…purpose…value. Cultural icons and pop psychologists promote self-fulfillment as the answer to our problems.
But the life-changing, perspective altering difference doesn’t come in a bottle. He came as a baby.
The life-changing, perspective altering, purpose-giver didn’t come to earth seeking fame. He wasn’t wrapped in a flawless body. Instead, he was wrapped in swaddling clothes.
The life-changing, perspective altering, soul-fulfilling choice didn’t hang on the cross to bear only the stripes on His back, but to bear the nails in His hands that would set us free.
…I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. John 10:10