If you were attempting to create a revolution you would probably do two things:
- You would gain influence with the influencers of the day.
- You would raise and gather as much money as you could.
Jesus didn’t do those things and appeared to do the opposite. In the week before His crucifixion He moved the masses from worship to calling for His execution. He ticked off the influencers by driving them from the temple courts. He is accused of waste when He allows a woman to anoint Him with expensive perfume.
Why?
Jesus knew what was required of Him. He knew His movement was going to be launched a different way. It was going to be launched through self sacrifice and subsequent resurrection.
The basis of His revolution wasn’t political it was love.
It wasn’t power, it was service.
It wasn’t physical, it was spiritual.
So, sometimes we are tempted to think that our fight is political or our fight is for influence and power. It’s not. It sounds cheesy but if you want to fight for something, fight to figure out how to demonstrate and show love.
That is a fight worth fighting.
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