"DAVID HOGAN: Man of love or an insensitive jerk?
I'm bringing David Hogan up again because it reminded me of something the Lord told me when I saw David a while ago. If you've ever watched the guy preach, you may say to yourself, "This guy doesn't know love. He's sounds mean." Or some may say quietly to themselves, "What an A-hole this guy is. He's so cocky and he's really pissin' me off." David Hogan is not a guy who sugar coats stuff. He tells it like it is. He's seen a lot of difficult things and experienced them. He's had to bury many of his friends who were murdered for sharing Jesus. He's had some really trying times, nothing that I've ever come close to experiencing.
When I was watching him, I was analyzing his entire approach and kind of criticizing him, almost in a way of looking down on him, like I was the more loving christian. The Lord said to me, "You have no idea how much that man loves, do you?" I thought about it. Although he comes off sounding abrasive, harsh and insensitive, he's far from that. Many love with their words, but David loves with his actions. I started thinking how much people give lip service and talk or write about love, but when it comes to actually backing it up with their actions, the numbers drastically wear thin. David gives his everything to help and rescue people and give Jesus. He puts his life in danger for others, regularly. Something that most Christians are not ready to do. Love is when you make people more important than yourself by showing it in sacrificial action. Love must cost something of you. It's where you are willing to lose something that you may never get back to benefit of another person. David does all that, as a lifestyle...." - Steve Peace Harmon