Lessons from the Golden Arches
When I was going through college, one of the jobs that I held was a manager trainee at the local McDonald's. Believe it or not, they actually have a pretty extensive training program.Among other workbooks and texts that a manager had to work through, I had to read Ray Kroc's book. He was the founder of the McDonald franchise system. He had a great many ideas about how to manage the restaurants so that no matter which city in which you happened to visit a McDonald's, you received the same level of service. But he also had some pretty good quips about life in general.
One of my favorites was, "As long as you're green, you're growing." What that boils down to is that as long as you are learning something, you are growing. But as soon as you think you know it all you stop growing. If you can't find something each and every day that helps you grow you begin dieing on some level.
So what did you learn this last week? Or more pointed, what did you learn during the celebration of the Passion Week? What did you study or which point in Sunday's sermon is going to change how you live this week and the rest of your life?
While He was on the cross, Jesus cried out the words to Psalm 22, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Why had God forsaken His only begotten Son at that moment? Because of OUR sin. God is "Holy, Holy, Holy" (Isaiah 6) and cannot look upon sin and at that moment Christ had all of our sin on His sinless body. So because of our sin, for that short moment in time, God the Father could not look upon His Son.
If the Son would do that for us, what are we doing for Him? It is not enough to attend a few services a week. He deserves our commitment in and OUT of church. Are you living for Him as much on Monday morning as you are on Sunday morning?
1 Peter 1:13-16, "Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'"
Sola Scriptura
posted by Chip Clark at 6:36 AM
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