God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.
~Jacques Deval
man, when i read this, i was immediately struck with how aptly this sums up my view, and recent meditations, on the nature of God vs man.
God loves, the end of which is freedom, and provision of needs;
man loves, the end of which is captivity, and poverty of necessities.
God loves, the end of which is sunshine, shelter, food, and flight;
man loves, the end of which is fluorescent lighting, steel bars, processed food, and confinement to a tin can. (hey, that sound's like living on welfare in the big city! hmmm...)
God loves, and loosens our bonds;
man loves, and tightens the noose.
God loves, and sets us free from the penalty of sin and makes us able to choose willingly;
man loves, and tries to entrap another into believing.
...... oooohh, i think i have a vehemence towards 'entrapment evangelism'.... or, 'evangelical entrapment'!!!!!!
i suppose it's too many hours as a child, spent staring at a wall, listening to someone trying to guilt me into what i was supposed to believe..... until i ran so far away that the only voice i heard - the only voice i could here... the only voice i would hear! ....was God's.
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