Movement

For those of you who read this, you should have seen the video of the TED Talk by Derek Sivers. Well, as much info as is packed into that short clip with plenty of food for thought, I wanted to share some of my own, so here goes:

The shirtless dancing guy is God, the Father, the first follower is Christ, the Son of God and the momentum is the Holy Spirit. Let me explain:

The shirtless dancing guy starts something, right? Well, as a believer to fellow believers, God started it all (Genesis 1:1). Jesus was there and created everything too, so you might be asking, "Well, why isn't Jesus the first shirtless dancing guy?" 

An argument can be made either way I will admit, but the reason I chose to put it this way is that Christ claims that He is "Doing the Will of His Father" countless times in Scripture (John 6:38). In that regard, then, Jesus is the first follower who has the guts to stand out and be ridiculed. Nowhere is this more beautifully pictured than at the Cross where, to quote the song At the Foot of the Cross, "Grace and suffering meet."

Lastly, the Holy Spirit is the momentum, or the force that makes it all possible. Without the Holy Spirit, it is still just two dancing guys looking goofy.

So let's recap: The first shirtless dancing guy gets the credit, but the first follower transforms the lone nut into a leader and momentum occurs and a movement is started. That video is a picture of God at work. All three persons of God are working together to start a movement! The question is, will we join that movement?

Love is the movement!

Making pens and making a difference!

Daniel Patrick