Carrot on a Stick

I was listening to one of my new favorite albums tonight by mewithoutyou and some incredible lyrics began to stand out to me. I would like to make mention of them quickly. Here are the tweets I sent out of the actual lyrics. 

I think the tweet regarding the sneaking snake and sleeping disciples is pretty interesting in that it points to our propensity to be ignorant of imminent danger and progressive evil. We seem to be good at falling into traps and being deceived, although we would never admit it. Which of course, in itself, proves my point (pride). :)

The lyric I want to call the most attention to, however, is the first. The "crushing" of this very clever snake who "held the world" via "a stick, a carrot and a string." The band uses the idiom of "a carrot on a stick" to describe the momentum / pursuit that the spirit of this age ensnares us with. We love to chase so many things. I wonder what the cumulative amount of human willpower is that has been spent on things of vain or selfish nature. An endless race we run and for "what?"

I love that the writer refers to the defeat being attributed to the selflessness of the attacker. The discontented and endless pursuit was crushed under the weight of God's selfless sacrifice and love. The realization / actualization of this love in our life alleviates us from the trap. It saps the carrot of its power to intrigue and engage us.

"Crushed beneath the foot, of your not wanting anything." This is going to be rattling around in my head for awhile. I hope it speaks to you. What potency does his sacrifice have in your life or are we still running after that which we cannot have?

The picture was drawn out of inspiration from the same song by this artist.

Comments

[Nathan Davis]

Hmmm.