God created us to display His beauty. When we turn from that purpose, things get messy. But God sends the Messiah as our Savior, so that through him we can actually display God’s beauty. The Savior does this by first rebuilding us, and then rebuilding the world through us.

Resources:

Isaiah 61:1-4

The Prophecy of Isaiah, Alec Motyer

Generous Justice, Timothy Keller