YOUR GLORY, YOUR RAGE

Jesus was only secondarily a humanitarian and socialist. Primarily, he was a God-itarian, and Kingdom-of-Godist.
 
For this reason, despite the many sorrows of society that surrounded Jesus - which did move him to compassion (Matthew 9:36) - when asked what was most important, he said, 'To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.'
 
That's a lot of love, time and effort - for God. Then what is left, spills out and over, we are called to give to each other. Jesus went on to say, the second-most important command is to 'love your neighbor.' (Matthew 22:26-30)
 
God's 'house of prayer' made a 'market' is what drove Jesus to make a whip and wreak havoc in the temple. (John 2:14-16)
 
What moves you more - your 401K or Slavery in America today? Racism or Republicanism? Your nation, or God's creation? Your friendships, or God's souls? What do you pray for (or worry about) more? Jesus put it this way, 'Where your treasure is, there your heart will be.' (Matthew 6:21)
 
Come back to God. Put him first. (Joel 2:13) When we come to and through the door that is Jesus (John 10:9), he will pour 'living waters' to and through and from you. (John 7:37-38) These waters - his waters for his kingdom - we let spill out and over others.