How many things come to your mind when someone says, \u201cthe angles\u201d. In photographic terms these images from Bodie certainly play on \u201cangles\u201d as compositional aids. When I played high school football my defensive coach taught me to take the right, \u201cangle\u201d to get to the ball carrier.
\nI\u2019ve often heard people say, \u201cwhat is her (or his) angle\u201d meaning what is their reason for doing something, assuming we all have a reason or motive for everything we do.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s probably fair to say
\nwe all have a motive for
\nwhat we do. We all
\nhave an angle as it were.
\nMine is pretty simple, I\u2019m
\na thankful man, I\u2019m
\nthankful for God\u2019s love
\nand forgiveness. I\u2019m
\nthankful for the family
\nHe has allowed me to
\nhave. I\u2019m thankful for
\nmy job, and the people
\nI get to work with. Most
\nof all I\u2019m thankful that
\nHe sent His only Son
\nto die for me so that I
\nmight be forgiven.<\/p>\n
I am especially thankful
\nbecause I could never
\nhave earned this kind
\nof love. It was a gift,
\ngiven freely, without
\nany requirement for
\nanything in return. God
\ndidn\u2019t say If I do this for
\nyou, I will own you,
\nHe said when I do this
\nfor you, you can choose
\nto belong to me. Free
\nwill makes all the difference.<\/p>\n
So what\u2019s God\u2019s \u201cangle\u201d or motive? He loves us, He wants to have fellowship with us. He does not desire that even one of us be lost. He paid the price for our separation from Him. I have given my life, and every moment of my service to Him not because He demanded it, but because what He did for me causes me to demand that of myself. I could not fail to offer my life back to Him when He saved me from certain spiritual death. He doesn\u2019t have to request my heart, I have given it to Him as freely and He gave His Son up for me.<\/p>\n