Janet Paschal - Illogical Case of Love Lyrics
Lyrics
It's logical to put stars in the heavens
And sprinkle the ground with dew
It's reasonable to put light in the darkness
And quietly hang a moon
It's feasible to love somebody
Who thoroughly cares for you
But to care for those
Who aren't quite dependable
Some you'd honestly call reprehensible
That feeling must have been born
In heaven above
An unbelievable, incomprehensible
Illogical case of love
His love will always never fail
It reaches higher, deeper
Than logical love ever will
So, gather the world's great minds all together
Summon the wise savants
And try to decide why God in His heaven
Would ever love folks like us
Write in stone, ascribe in the heavens
The finding is perfectly clear
That for God to love the world is unexplainable
Undeniable, uncontainable
Let the record show a matter of
An unbelievable, incomprehensible
Illogical case of love
His love will always never fail
It reaches higher, deeper
Than logical love ever will
At the end of the day, the crux of the matter
Is life's greatest mystery
In the midst of the perfect world God created
He wanted to be with me
The cool of the day, a walk in the garden
The feeling that brought us to be
Is love that multiplies exponentially
Compounds and astounds us eventually
Can't figure it out or say it enough
An unbelievable, incomprehensible
An unbelievable, incomprehensible
Undeniable, totally convincible
Illogical case of love
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Illogical Case Of Love
Meaning & Inspiration
Janet Paschal's 2006 release, "Home Again," offers a profound exploration of divine love with the track "Illogical Case of Love." This song delves into the profound mystery of God's affection for humanity, framing it not as a calculated exchange but as an extraordinary, almost bewildering, act of grace. Paschal masterfully contrasts the predictable order of the natural world – stars in their orbits, dew on the ground, light dispelling darkness – with the seemingly irrational yet deeply real nature of God's love for us. The lyrics directly challenge our human tendency to expect love to be a reciprocal, dependable, and earned commodity. This is vividly illustrated when she questions why God would extend His love to those who are "not quite dependable" and, at times, even "reprehensible." The song posits that this particular kind of love, the kind that embraces the imperfect and undeserving, must originate from a divine source, "born in heaven above."
The central thesis of "Illogical Case of Love" resonates with biblical accounts of God's unwavering commitment to a fallen people. Paschal encourages us to gather the "world's great minds" and "wise savants," yet asserts that their collective intellect cannot fully comprehend God's choice to love humankind. This echoes the Apostle Paul's lament in Romans 11:33: "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!" The song emphasizes that His love "will always never fail" and "reaches higher, deeper than logical love ever will," a concept directly supported by verses like Jeremiah 31:3, where God declares, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you." Paschal's poignant observation that "for God to love the world is unexplainable" aligns with the foundational truth of John 3:16, which states God "so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son." The "record" being shown is not one of human merit but of divine decree.
The song's progression leads to the deeply personal realization that amidst a perfectly created world, God desired communion with us, "the crux of the matter." The imagery of walking in the garden, reminiscent of Genesis, underscores God's initial desire for intimate relationship. This love, Paschal asserts, "multiplies exponentially" and "compounds and astounds us." It is a love that defies complete human understanding, an "unbelievable, incomprehensible, undeniable, totally convincible, illogical case of love." This encapsulates the essence of the gospel, a message of God’s persistent, abundant, and unconditional love that is both utterly irrational from a human perspective and the most profoundly convincing reality for believers. The song serves as a powerful reminder that our faith is not built on our worthiness, but on the boundless, astonishing love of God, a love that transcends all logic and reason, as evidenced by His enduring faithfulness to us through Christ.