Last Sunday we were looking at Christmas in a message entitled Christmas Revisited. In the message I quoted Napoleon from memory which means, I got the meaning right but the wording all wrong. Here is the actual quote:“I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.”(1)It is amazing the weakness of man to try to control others by force. Jesus using true power won His followers by His love!
John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us.
(1) McDowell, J. (1999). The new evidence that demands a verdict. "Evidence that demands a verdict, volumes 1 & 2, now together in one volume." (317). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
