We are, or were, all lost. None of us has chosen to remain true to our Creator. At some point, or at many points in our lives, we have taken paths that lead to our destruction. We are prone to wander, prone to leave the God who loves us. We give our affections to the things of the world. To violence, to lust, to attention, to power, to easy money, to anger, to fear. Even to things that seem good by the world’s standards. To building a business, to pursuing a degree, to buildings family. But these things, devoid of the aim to pursue God, are a placebo that keeps us from desiring the Kingdom - a snare that pulls us away from our true purpose. When we do these things, we are willingly walking into the trap of sin slavery. We are in exile. We eventually wake up to our condition, but we are never able to rescue ourselves. This is the endless hopeless cycle that all humanity traps itself into.
