Do you get this?

Dear "Christian" Politicians, Corporate Execs, Bankers, Stockbrokers, church leaders and citizens of
        America -

Do you get that Jesus COMMANDED that we love not only God with all we have in Agape Love, but that JUST LIKE IT is to be our Agape Love for Neighbor AS SELF?  Do you get that it's a COMMAND (Luke 10:25-37)?  Do you get that Jesus loves those who are poor and vulnerable?  Do you get that it means you should no more want to see neighbor (stranger and enemy) go without what he/she needs or be hurt than you would want that for yourself?  Do you realize that it has EVERYTHING to do with the policies you write, jobs you slash, exploitation you practice, the candidates you vote for, the buying practices you maintain, attitudes you hold and greed you live by that hurts so many people in our country and in the world?  Do you get that it directly goes AGAINST the COMMANDMENT OF JESUS?

Do you get that Jesus, fulfiller of the Law and Prophets, judge of the world who will come back, EXPECTS us to feed the hungry, satisfy the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked and visit the sick and imprisoned (Matthew 25:31-46)?  Do you get that when we help them, Jesus considers it us helping Jesus?  Do you get that when we refuse them, we are refusing Jesus?  Do you get that the Judge of all says that at His judgment the sheep will be those who have done this and the goats will be the ones who have not?  Do you get that you do not want to be considered one of the goats then, because your salvation is, at least in part, at least according to Jesus, about how you have or have not done these things?

Do you understand that what you give is what you will get?  Do you grasp the fact that if you judge others, you will be judged?  Do you comprehend that Jesus wants mercy and not sacrifice when dealing with others who sin, and that Jesus wants us to treat strangers and enemies as you want to be treated?  Do you fathom the magnitude of not putting your treasure in earthly riches, but rather in Grace and Love?  Do you know that those you hurt, whether directly or indirectly, are children of God, and therefore your brothers and sisters?  Do you get that we are ALL accountable for how we treat others, and especially "the least of these my brothers and sisters"?

Are you capable of grasping all this?
By the fruits you bear, you are known by Jesus.
Who you are is reflected in what you do.

I say this to you out of love... Agape Love... committed action on your behalf as people I am commanded to love... for your sake... "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in The Good News (of Jesus)." (The first Imperative Statement in the first written Gospel -
Mark 1:14,15)
Yes, it really is that simple.  It is hard to do, maybe because of how far from Jesus' way even those considered "Christians" have come, but simple to understand.

Now would be good.
People whom God loves are hurting, and God hears their cries.
Pastor Jamie