Click "Like" and Jesus will know you love him. WHAT????

I just had 8 opportunities to like Jesus' fan page on facebook in the past 20 minutes.

Obviously, I have no problem with fan pages, however I don't like the idea of Jesus, God or the Holy Spirit having a fan page. I love the Lord Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit...I love them as the Godhead and I love the amazing workings of each one individually...Jesus is truly my all, and every fiber of my being belongs to Him. But as I went to one of the pages, and started to click like, just because many of my friends had, and I didn't want my name not to be there. I stopped and questioned why I felt compelled to like the page when I don’t like the idea of the page.

So what is it I find objectionable about these pages?

• First, Neither God, nor Jesus, nor the Holy Spirit is asking me to like the myriad of pages using their names.

• Second, I don’t know the people who originated these pages and I don’t know what they intend to do with the pages. I am sure that the majority of them are fine. But as I started to click “Like” something in my spirit felt wrong about it. It is very possible that these pages are wolves in sheep;s clothing. Using the name of Jesus to lure in likers, and then, without notice the page can be changed to whatever the originator desires. The likers remain the same, but the page contents can be anything from peanuts to porn and it could take months or more before I would realize my name was then associated with something that was different than what I signed for. These fan pages are temporary and changeable, My God, His love for me and my Love for Him is eternal, unchanging and more amazing than a facebook page could ever hope to proclaim.

• Third, My Love for the Lord should be evident in all of MY pages. I should not need to click a button so that people will know I love Jesus. It is our fruit that shows our faith and love, not our choice of facebook fan page likes.

If you like those pages that’s great, but don’t like them out of a desire to show your friends on fb that you have liked every Jesus page that pops up. Even worse are the emails or pages that say “if you love Jesus you will…” To those I say, “Jesus said, If you love me, feed my sheep.” Liking a page, or passing along an email does not prove anything, and we won’t be chastised by the Lord for not participating in these manmade games. If you love Jesus, feed his sheep, make Him the LORD of your life and allow the Holy Spirit to work in and through you.

If you like the ministry God has given me, "Like" my facebook ministry page and participate in the feeding of sheep we do in Jesus name. But, God won't like you more because you "Liked" a page. God does not need social networking...He has a direct line to all of are hearts at once and He can see every private message we think. 

More than anything I want to share His love with a world in and out of the church who so desperately needs to know the savior. Ten million likes on a facebook page won’t do anything unless we are taking all that love and using it to lead others to the cross where HE showed the ultimate love for all of us.  

If you are reading this, and you don't know that Jesus Loves you and that He wants a relationship with you, send me a message, I would love to talk to you. 

I am a Fan of I AM

I have never seen anyone as fervent as a football fan. People become so passionate about their team that everyone around them knows that they are indeed a fan. Living near Kansas City has been a true education in all things chiefs, and for the past two summers, their training camp has been just a few miles north of our small town. Wow, talk about people excited to watch an exhibition.

 Like it or not, the red and gold sports fans are quick to tell anyone in shouting range that their team is the best, even when there season isn’t looking so good. They know the team statistics for coaches, players and formers. They are proud to be fans…even though the word fan is just a shortened version of fanatic.

As I thought about the loyalty of football fans I couldn’t help but make the cliché comparison between those in love with football and those of us who claim to be in love with Jesus. Does everyone around me know that I am passionate about Jesus? Am I really telling others that Jesus is the answer? Do I know the playbook? Every statistic I need is in the Word of God.

I had to ask myself, “Do I become defensive when someone calls me a fanatic?” Isn’t that what I am? I am a fan of Jesus Christ and what he has done for me. The Chiefs may or may not have a winning season, but Christians know who wins. Shouldn’t we be cheering for those who are running the field beside us as we each strive to be faithful as we reach the in-zone?

I remember meeting one of our former Chiefs players in the late 1990s. He was very nice. He is a good Christian man and has taken a stand for Christ on and off the field. It was a pleasure to meet him. However, more than 10 years after our meeting, I doubt he knows my name. Jesus is the name above all names, yet He knows mine. He knows my name and everything about me, and He loves me.

Yep, I am a fan. A Huge fanatic! I will shout it to anyone within earshot…Jesus Christ is the King of Kings! He is my Lord! And I will serve Him with all that I am.

God Bless!