I was coming home from work one day when I saw it coming toward me. It was an old, dirty, inexpensive car. Since I was waiting to turn I had to want on him. As he passed by I saw that he had one of those magnet signs on his car. To protect the guilty, I’ll just paraphrase what his sign said. It read, “First Call Taxi Company.”
“First Class” I laughed to myself, “then I’d hate to see second class.”
There is a great lesson in that sign. Here it is: just because someone says something doesn’t mean it is so. Even if they advertised it, it still doesn’t make it so. If you advertise a thing, live up to the advertisement.
Then I began to examine myself in light of this thinking. What am I advertising about me that isn’t so?
People judge us by what we claim. I’ve never been criticized and called a bad track star because I don’t claim that I am a good one (or even a bad one). I know I am built more for comfort than for speed. However, I do claim to be a Christian as do many of my friends. Since we claim to be Christians, we need to be certain that we live up to the claim.
I am not saying we are perfect. Even great looking, first class cars can bread down occasionally, but they get fixed and get back on track. If you have broken down as a man or woman or even a Christian, get up, fix up, and get back on track. Remember “YOU are the light of the world…let you light shine.” (Matthew 5:14-16).
Remember, we are what we do and not just what we say!
Lonnie Davis