Have you ever been down in a valley? I remember being in Zion National Park last year and looking up at the hills around. It's beautiful there, but there's definitely a sense of being surrounded. If I were in need, I couldn't climb up and out.
Thanks be to God -- the God who carved that mountain is willing to come down over the hills and descend into the valley. The Christian Gospel isn't a self-help message that trains us how to ascend the ladder to heaven. The Gospel is the Good News that God comes down to deliver us while we're still in the valley depths, and we are brought up to heaven through the grace and mercy of God.
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