Truth and Beauty

Some years back a very dedicated and very devoted deacon shared one of his favorite scriptures with me. It stuck with me for two reasons, one; it's an awesome observation by the Prophet, and two, the messenger's conviction about it.

Joe 3:14

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD [is] near in the valley of decision.

The deacon said that when the preacher shared this scripture that it was presented as the heartbreaking view that it is, people who couldn't make a decision, and it's not a hard one, is it? Being secure, safe, and to reside in God? Why would anyone reject that simple offer? Here is the truth, when it's presented incorrectly- you see, the horrific misinterpretation of the Bibles message about The Christ, has left many people not wanting to follow Jesus, instead of wanting to follow Jesus? Christ didn't create that negativity, so where'd it come from? Down through the countless choices of "sinful" history, people of greed, power, lust and poor understanding of love, set the standard for what the world would see as God; the picture got slanted to an image that is far from loving, and that is a shame. What we can do today is present the picture correctly, that Christ loved us that God loved us to the point that He sent Jesus to be our savior.

Jhn 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Per Signum Crucsis (By The Sign of the Cross)
De Inimicsis Nostre (From our Enemies)
Libera Nos, Deus Noster (Deliver us, our God)
In Nomine Patris (In the name of the Father)
Et Filii (and of the Son)
Et Spiritus SAncti (and of the Holy Spirit)
Amen

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