Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover. ( Reblogged)

I’m reminded of a song by DC Talk called “Jesus Freak” :

“I saw a man with tat on his big fat belly
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head
‘Jesus Saves’ is what it raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city
And claimed he had a dream”

If you saw this man, what would you think? Would you turn away thinking he is a lunatic? Would you judge him for having a tattoo?

I think we need to be reminded of REVOLUTIONISTS.

John the Baptist, the prelude to Jesus, was quite a revolutionist. By today’s standards, most churches would snub their nose and roll their eyes. The guy lived in the wilderness, wore animal skins and ate locusts. He was loud and burly. In 2011, they would probably admit him to a psychiatric ward. Yet, this man spoke TRUTH and had a message that needed to be heard. And this man was THE man to baptize Jesus.

Jesus himself was a revolutionist. He wasn’t liked very much by the church (if at all). He didn’t marry. He had 12 guys follow him around. He broke what the church demanded was the standard. He went out into the world. He brought the sinners to him by drawing them in with love. He didn’t judge them. He didn’t persecute them. He didn’t raise a sign with “Turn or Burn” scribbled across it. He didn’t stone people; instead, he said, “let he that has no sin cast the first stone.” (John 8:7)

Jesus was here on earth and had a message. That message was revolted by the church then, leading to his crucifixion, and it still remains that way today in many houses of worship.

Religion is anti-God.

I know that is a bold statement, but it’s true. TRUTH is about spirituality. Your personal relationship with God. How you live your life even when nobody else is watching. Religion is the root of persecution…and pushes OUT the ones that should be drawn in.


Did God appoint you Judge?

Are you hammering the nails into His hands by judging your neighbor?

God uses people of every color, sex, nationality, race, education level, age, shape and size….it doesn’t matter.

If all preachers were the same, how could they reach others???

As an example, how could a conservative, white male identify with a young, black female just out of juvenile detention for drugs?

Preachers now can have mohawks, tattoos, piercings…and have such a powerful anointing on their life they make you weep like a baby.

But, would you allow yourself to be touched by the Holy Spirit if the vessel being used does not fit what YOU think a person of God should look like?

What about the manifestations of healing, prophesy and such being spread like wildfire by individuals you wouldn’t invite over for dinner?

Just think about it….