Isn't it Love that Moves you?

Haven't you ever wondered

isn't Machiavelli such a jerk...to think that being feared is better than Loved...

isn't it a sad fact that as a ruler it probably is better to maintain power by making your populous fear you...

he talks about how Love is weaker than fear...and less consistent...
While your populous may love you today they may grow weary of you tomorrow...

isn't that so true...

I didn't like reading the prince...twice...in highschool both times...first time...was sorta' weak attempt though....anyway...

it's such a dry book....

but there's wisdom in it....

cynical wisdom...

he goes into the most minute detail...this is how you should go about acquiring territory...this is how you should set this up...blah blah blah...
but it's all true...he backs it up...

it's worldly knowledge...

and doesn't apply much to Christians...

Fear is the opposite of Love...I can't think of anything worse...yet he says it motivates better....

and for a large majority of the population it does...

but that's because they don't know Love...

My Jesus is Love

He's the one...don't you Love it!? :)

it's still the same...after all this time....the message is so simple

let's keep it simple :)

Jesus came to earth to die in our place isn't it so simple...accept him as Lord and Savior....let him lead you and you will live eternally...not as a servant, but as a Child of GOD!

it still surprises me to this day...the power of it all....

The Lord of HEAVEN'S ARMIES would have me as a son...do any of you get Why I Love him so much!? :)

Don't you understand... we were slaves to sin....a ruthless master...a SLAVE!

someone who has no place in the family
and he not only takes us to be in a greater family where it would be an honor to be a servant, but makes us sons and daughters! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) !

John the baptist cries out in the wilderness IT'S HIM! IT'S HIM!!!

I must decrease that he might increase...He got it 2 thousand years ago before anyone even knew who Jesus was...same with Mary...and some shepherds....and really really really wise men (they had to be...they came from far away...and most people couldn't even see it right there in front of them)

So what is it that Moves you?

what Are you crying out? what is it?

is it Love

FAITH HOPE LOVE

the three things that will never pass away and the Greatest is Love

I Love the story of the Blind beggar Jesus Heals...

he's got nothing he knows nothing...EXCEPT who healed him...he was told to go wash mud off his eyes...and then he could see and Jesus had moved on...

so he's got all these leaders of the law lookin' at him...askin' him if he REALLY was blind...

do you have witnesses that you are blind...isn't that just like the devil..."did Jesus really do that much for you?"

YES!!!!!!!
YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE DID!

they ask him who healed him..they ask his parents...

and all he can say even after being disowned by his parents is the truth...

I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE! THE ONLY REASON I CAN SEE IS BECAUSE OF JESUS!!!

it's sooooooooooo simple... :)

your testimony is more powerful than it looks...

how can someone dispute you?
"well there was a lot that went on....it's all psychology....church is where people meet and give community...and they're nice people"

I've met nice people before...

"it's the idea of having someone there that gives you comfort...a higher power that makes you feel more significant"

COMFORT! SIGNIFICANCE! I couldn't feel more insignificant and Love it so much! :)

"well a lot of religions do that for people"

I could care less about other religions...my God doesn't compete! He is! "I am the way the truth and the Life no man comes to the father except through me"

Isn't it great we can get to the Father!

"Sounds a bit exclusive"

NOT at all!
anyone can come to the lord...:)

If heaven is a place and there's only one God wouldn't it make sense that he made only ONE way! :)

why would he create more than that...

does he think it would be funny to watch us get lost along the way? :)

There is truth and there is Love

and they motivate people to die willingly...and there is no fear

we minister to the truth, the good news that Jesus our SAVIOR has come
There is great motivation! why should we fear any, but God? A Loving God who's anger has been satisfied! A God who created Life and Conquered Death...is there anything apart from him?

How can we fear?

we are sons and daughters of the Most High! The Lord of Heaven's Armies! The Almighty! The Creator! The Provider! The Truth! LOVE!

For the Son can only do what He sees the Father doing :)
What A Lineage We are a part of :)