I enjoy eavesdropping. Often I pretend to be reading but I am really listening to the conversations around me. People are interesting creatures. We are much more fascinating than any other animal. This week I heard the following, “Do you like my tattoos? I just got them and already I have a new boyfriend and he has proposed. I got a new job and a car with the insurance all paid up. The tattoos were the best thing I ever did.”
I’m glad things are going so well for her, but I can suggest an even better best thing to do. She could do much better by making Jesus the Lord of her life. That way she will be guaranteed a terrific future even if the fruit of her tattoos doesn’t continue to work out so well.
We hear a lot about guarantees and of course they are only as good as the guarantor. I just love this one, “If we don’t match our competition you get 15% off.” That really is quite meaningless. All they have to do is match the competition.
The best guarantee is of course from Jesus. He is all powerful. He always tells the truth. He knows everything about us. He knows our personalities with all our quirks and He still loves us. That is amazing. We can totally trust Him. As Paul said, “Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish!” We don’t even need to be tattooed. Well, maybe instead we can let Him write His name on our hearts. See Revelation 3:12
Written by Roger Bothwell on August 21, 2013
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