Just thinking about what Francis Chan said in Chapter 5 for this week. He is talking about the labels that have started appearing on Chip bags boasting 0grams trans fat. He stated that the chips usually have some form of trans fat but the levels are within certain limits that the FDA allows the producer to claim 0grams. I have fallen victim to this form of advertisement before. I have read the packaging on the front and forgot about the back. You see, the back tells you what is in the bag. The front tells you what is not in the bag. The reality is that chips are mostly empty calories. We should gauge the quality of a product by what is in the product not otherwise. Some candy companies label similarly with "fat free" labels. A candy that is fat free is not necessarily sugar free. Check out the sugar content and you realize that the candy although free of fat now, will eventually create fat later.
Have we allowed this same kind of issue to describe our Christianity? In other words, have been content to present ourselves in light of what we are not rather than what we really are? We could be parading around looking like we are holy by what we do not do and all the while be nothing more than empty calories. Our Christianity is based on the substance of Jesus in our lives. Before we change outside, he transforms us inside. This is the true measure of Christ following.
Let me know what this means to you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Look forward to seeing you Wednesday Night at the United Service! 6:15p.m. (Dinner at 5:15)
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