Who is Jesus eating lunch with today?

The relationship between Christians and the gays and lesbians in America is in possibly the worst shape is has ever been.  In fact, I believe we help almost every other demographic of society more than we minister to the Gay community.  Why is that?  Honestly, if God had not placed the Gays and Lesbians in America on my heart, I don't think I really would have ever cared.  I know plenty of gay people, to be sure, but never felt like they needed my help or my prayers.  It's a choice, right?  You choose to be that way, then you choose the consequences.  In my experience Christians either condemn Gays, have a total lack of concern for them (or worse), or they are silent out of fear of retaliation.  Neither opinion is the one shared by Jesus, however.

The situation today plays out eerily like the times when Jesus was on the earth, only the demographics have changed.  Instead of finding Jesus among the prostitutes and tax collectors that were looked down upon by the religious establishment of his day, I feel if Jesus was physically here on earth we would find him elsewhere.  (although I really DO think a lunch break with Jesus would be great for the IRS!)  If Jesus was on earth today you wouldn't find him at Arby's having lunch with the local church board members, but among the gays and illegal immigrants.  These are the most spiritually and politically vulnerable members of our society.  The very ones the church is afraid of helping.

Often the response of the church to gays is condemnation.  I do not disagree that God sees homosexuality as a sin, but condemnation never saved anybody.  Only the grace and all-encompassing love of Jesus can do that.  We don't need to keep telling Gay people over and over that we think what they're doing is wrong, they've heard it.  What we need to do to help them is simply give them what they want.  They want equal treatment, so tell them about Jesus, just like you would anybody else!  Once saved and spirit filled, the Holy Spirit will take care of the rest, like he has done in the past with myself and you.  Nothing and no one is beyond His power and love.

Stop worrying, Christians, about whether it's a hot button issue or whether you might make people angry (Jesus never let it bother him).  Most of all, get your focus off of the sin and onto the Savior.   Satan is using the preoccupation with the sin as his weapon, that is why "Gay Rights" and "Gay Marriage" is such an issue.  Think about it- although tragic, the fact is that the number of heterosexual couples in this country choosing NOT to marry is on the rise, so if marriage is something mainstream pop culture is afraid of and thinks is old-fashioned, why is it that gay people desire it so badly?  It is Satan's way of attempting to disfigure a holy covenant of God and take down as many people as he can with it.

I never used to love all people, but I do now.  That's because of the love placed within me by the very author of love.  Nobody should love or care for the gays of this country like the Christians!  Shame on us!

One more thing:

Don't believe the lie.  If anybody tells you that you can do whatever you like, knowing full well that doing it will only bring you personal destruction and ultimately eternal absence from the presence of the God who loves you, they are not your friend.  They don't care about you, just your vote!