A free chicken sandwich did the trick.
This week a new branch of Chick-fil-A opened in our city. To promote the opening the branch went to many businesses and with bags of chicken sandwiches, fruit, sauces, potato nuggets and other assortments. Our staff waited for the catch; nothing is free without a catch, we said. To our surprise the company wanted to welcome us to their new branch and provided piping hot samples for everyone.
The samples were great. They were tasty and filling. They also achieved their purpose because the next day I was in line at the restaurant to get more. So were hundreds of others; the line wrapped around the corner.
What a way to promote a new business...give away samples to hundreds, order to reach thousands.
Doesn't God do that, too? It seems that every now and then God gives us a little sample of the heavenly life while we are here on earth. Those are the times that the weather is perfect, your health is fine, you are surrounded by friends with great food and entertainment. Those are the times when you pinch yourself and say, "It's almost like heaven."
Days like that are God's appetizers. When we get finger food blessings, its a precursor to larger blessings that will come. The appetizers make us want more; and there are millions just like us who want the same thing.
There is a bible passage in Psalm 34:8 that says, "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."
I tasted the chicken sandwich and it drew me to the Chick-Fil-A front door. I've had a taste of God's blessing, too; it draws me closer to the front door of heaven!
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Friday, March 04, 2011
Monday, March 29, 2010
We picked up their meal ticket
They got a free meal on us!
Members of our church fanned out across the city to perform a kind act for we did not know.
Yesterday we passed out little gold cards that informed the recipient that they were being treated to a free meal today as a reminder that God loves and provides. The card asked them to return the act of kindness by doing the same for someone else, leaving them the same message. Sunday it was meals. Sometimes we do other things such as leaving love packages for the trash collectors or slices of cake and a glasses of water for mail carriers. They are small acts of kindness but if multiplied by thousands they could make the world a better place.
Yesterday, my wife and I met a man and his daughters in a restuarant. He was not indigent, but the absence of the mother was obvious to that family picture. We introduced ourselves, passsed him our card and picked up his ticket.
We only asked that he pay it forward to someone else and light up their world in the name of Christ.
When we do kind acts of love, we let our light shine and God is glorified. Matthew 5:16 says, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
The man and his daughters looked at my wife an I with an unbelieving eye; but they didn't turn down the offer. The entire bill was $59.00!
Members of our church fanned out across the city to perform a kind act for we did not know.
Yesterday we passed out little gold cards that informed the recipient that they were being treated to a free meal today as a reminder that God loves and provides. The card asked them to return the act of kindness by doing the same for someone else, leaving them the same message. Sunday it was meals. Sometimes we do other things such as leaving love packages for the trash collectors or slices of cake and a glasses of water for mail carriers. They are small acts of kindness but if multiplied by thousands they could make the world a better place.
Yesterday, my wife and I met a man and his daughters in a restuarant. He was not indigent, but the absence of the mother was obvious to that family picture. We introduced ourselves, passsed him our card and picked up his ticket.
We only asked that he pay it forward to someone else and light up their world in the name of Christ.
When we do kind acts of love, we let our light shine and God is glorified. Matthew 5:16 says, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
The man and his daughters looked at my wife an I with an unbelieving eye; but they didn't turn down the offer. The entire bill was $59.00!
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