Echoes of His Image -- An Introduction, Featuring Hank Hill, on the Desire for a Heavenly Celebration

God made humanity in His image (Ge 1). And God made us for God (Ro 11; Col 1) . So whether we recognize it or not, we hunger for our Heavenly Father. Our desires, though perverted, may be attributed to our longing for Him for whom we were made, and Him whom we image. This comes out everywhere in the culture. We all want heaven, and the God of heaven. We just don't know it. So we try to construct paradise on earth, and fail. Our urges are the echoes of His image.

I'd like to occasionally post quotes that reflect such echoes, but with this caveat - I do not take culture altogether seriously. Every human impulse is not valuable. In fact, the Apostle Paul attributes our much sinning to our own inordinate desires, labeling them foolish and harmful (1 Ti 6:9). So my posts in this context are not meant to excuse evil and idolatry, but to point us away from such to God. Now, hear Hank ask. . .

"Is there anything beer can't do?"

Hank Hill

"You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household."

God, via Moses
(Dt 14:26)