Logical Conclusion
Theme of the Week: Mixed Signals
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
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Key Bible Verse: There are many whose conduct shows that they are really enemies of the cross of Christ (Philippians 3:18)
. Bonus Reading:Philippians 3:17-20
A woman was being tailgated by a stressed-out man on a busy boulevard. The light turned yellow in front of her. Instead of beating the red light by accelerating, she did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk. The tailgating man hit his horn, screaming in frustration at missing his chance to plow through the intersection. In mid-rant, he heard a tap on the window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer.
The officer ordered him to exit the car with his hands up. He took him to the police station where he was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman opened the cell door. He was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with the man's personal effects.
He said: "I'm sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind you while you were blowing your horn, making derogatory gestures, and cussing a blue streak at the woman in front of you. I noticed the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you'd stolen the car."
—Vince D'Acchioli in New Man
My Response: What, besides church attendance, brands me as a Jesus follower?
Thought to Apply: Saying "yes" to God means saying "no" to things that offend His holiness.—A. MORGAN DERHAM (British writer)
Adapted from New Man (7-8/04) by permission.
Copyright © 2006 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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Lord, give me the discernment and determination to make my conduct consistent with my beliefs.
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