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Food for thought-2014-7
What’s Love Got to Do with It? Those words have resonated from the lips of every moviegoer that has ever viewed the cinematic biography of Ike and Tina Turner. Not to mention those same words became the anthem for men and women all around the world! Many still hurl these words to anyone that seems to be in an earshot or a bird’s eye view of a tumultuous relationship. It’s in these words that we seem to have some type of personal vindication. We stand with both hands on our hips, with sword in our hands, cutting away every, “I love you”, snatching back every “sweet nothing” ever whispered, while standing over the ashes of our then love. We justify our concluding actions with the hero’s anthem, “what’s love got to do with it”? I would like to paint a picture that would unequivocally suggest that love has everything to do with it! As we porous the halls of the greatest Artist ever known to mankind, we witness Him taking darkness and interweaving tapestries of pastels and creating everlasting light. It’s the kind of light that is able to both cover and uncover sin. He creates the pathway that erases a life separated from Him. I would venture to say, love had a lot to do with that! He writes words, that when spoken have the power to lift, encourage, and activate prayers that begin with promises and end in praises. This Artist carries such a gift within His hands, that He can take something as complex as a heart and mold it to beat after a different sound of music. And that same music becomes an orchestra of sweet smelling melodies in His nostrils. I believe that love had a lot to do with His symphonic masterpiece. This particular Artist is known for His thunderous and commanding voice.
When He speaks, rivers separate, winds seize to blow, demons tremble, life begins and ends, the blind see, the sick become well, and that which is broken, comes together like a well pieced together puzzle. Love is the only source of such a wonderful artist and the miraculous power that flows from His pen. This Artist transcends His artistic abilities, whereby He becomes an artistic impression. He is the Mighty King that goes into battle. He wins the battle and silences the voices of His enemies. He renders His tools powerless and paints a beautiful portrait of His victory. Nevertheless, if you’re still not convinced that love has everything to do with it, then follow me to one of the most profound and prolific historical books ever written; the Bible. If you would scroll through its pages (Romans 5:8), you will discover that Christ died for us when we had no idea that we needed His love. His love continues to forgive us for all that we do to ourselves and to each other (1 Peter 4:8). Therefore, the next time you stand to shout those words of disdain, What’s Love Got To Do With It, or hammer the nail into to the coffin that represents another failed relationship between you and your brother or sister, I would suggest that you remember the tapestry of red colors that the world’s greatest artist sketched within your heart. His masterful work on the cross and the sounds of the angels at the empty tomb, echoes my sentiments to the tee; Love has everything to do with it!
by:
Min. Ruthie Hudson…