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Feeling Zesty

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I went through the drive thru at Burger King this afternoon to get a burger and some onion rings.

When the young man handed me my bag of food, I said, “Oh, could I have some zesty sauce please?”

He nodded politely and the next thing I knew, he was handing me what seemed to be an ENORMOUS pile of zesty sauces. 😳😳😳😳

As he transferred the packets into my hand, I said, “Thank you so much,” simultaneously thinking to myself, how many zesty sauces does one woman need???? 🤣🤣🤣

My cup-holder runneth over. 😉

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As I drove away, a verse came to mind…

And no — it’s not “Man shall not live by zesty sauce alone.”

😂😂😂

It was Matthew 5:41-42.

“…And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.”

In a world where condiments are growing scarcer by the day (I mean, even Chick-fil-A has its limits), this young man went above and beyond the call of duty.

I only asked him to go one mile, and he went two.

I was floored.

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It may seem like “just zesty sauce,” but the principle of the matter is really so much more.

He didn’t just grudgingly “do his job” or try to skate by with the bare minimum to keep from being fired.

And as Christians, neither should we!

God is our “boss” — and He doesn’t want us just “getting by” doing the bare minimum just to keep from being fired.

No, in this world believers are even more scarce than condiments, but that’s all the more reason to willingly go the extra mile to give of ourselves to others just as this young man gave of those zesty sauces.

It shows we care about people not because we “have to,” but because we want to, because we genuinely love God, genuinely love them, and because most importantly God genuinely loves them!!

When we heed Jesus’ call in Matthew 5 to go above and beyond the call of duty for friends and enemies alike, they may not always appreciate it. They may even look at us like we’re crazy…or metaphorically speaking just spit in our face.

But if nothing else, it’s a sure-fire way to get people’s attention…and to give God the glory.

So, go the extra mile for someone today.

If zesty sauces can make that kind of impression, there’s no telling what kind of impact you might make!

Until next time…

-PWAP

Free Breakfast Sandwich

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Recently, we went through the drive thru at McDonald’s at breakfast time. The kids were fussing in the backseat while I was at the speaker trying to place our order.

When we pulled up to the window, I paid and the lady handed me the bag full of what I assumed was the correct order and I hurriedly drove away. We parked in a nearby parking spot and I opened the bag to divvy up everyone’s orders. That’s when I noticed there was an extra breakfast sandwich.

Great. With all the chaos going on in our van at the time I ordered, did I accidentally order an extra sandwich? I checked my receipt. Nope, not on there.

So, they gave us this extra breakfast sandwich for free.

I thought, should I go back around and try to return it to the restaurant? No…they would probably consider it contaminated and have to throw it away.

If my hubby had been with us at the time, he would have known just what to do with it — thank God for the extra entree and add it to his plate. 😂

But he wasn’t with us that day and none of us were hungry enough to finish off our own orders plus an extra sandwich…but it just seemed like it would be a shame to let it go to waste.

Just then, I looked over and saw a man and a woman standing next to the side of the road with a sign that said “Homeless, need help.”

That’s when it hit me, we’ll offer it to this homeless couple.

As I drove up to them, I rolled down my window and explained that we had been given an extra sandwich with our meal and were wonder if they would be interested in taking it off our hands.

They gladly accepted and said it must have been meant to be.

The whole thing brightened our day and theirs and it really cost me nothing. It was out of my abundance that I gave, so it was really no credit to me…I wasn’t the one who created the blessing, I was just a vessel for delivering it.

As I drove away, I couldn’t help but think of the spiritual implications of our encounter…

God has blessed each one of us so richly…especially those of us who have been saved by his grace through belief and baptism.

The salvation He offers each one of us through the death of His Son Jesus is free…just like that breakfast sandwich.

He just asks that each one of us who’ve already been blessed by the gift of salvation to share it with others, just like we did with that breakfast sandwich.

Isn’t it stingy not to share the good news of salvation with others when you already have what you need and Jesus has already paid the price?

We live in a world where so many are spiritually homeless and carry around an invisible sign that says, “Need help.”

Won’t you share the Gospel of Jesus today?

Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (Mark 16:15-16)

Until next time….

-PWAP