Billboard

Today in the shower, I had a thought. (What, Gwenjo thinks in the shower? yes, yes she does.) Well, a question followed by a thought technically.

Q: Why are churches so self-promoting? You see billboards by the side of the road, a poster here and there... My first thought was that it has to do with the fact that Christians themselves aren't doing it............which then begs the question---why do we promote our church anyway? Isn't that missing the whole point? Its like proclaiming the castle rather than the king itself. Sure, maybe kind of cool, but not the main attraction. Shouldn't we be promoting Jesus? Is there even a need to promote the church? I'm pretty sure that the church in Acts did not have big signs by the side of the road telling them to come to ____ church.

I want to be Jesus' billboard. Not even a billboard for my church(es) but for the Big Guy himself. You hear stories of people who walk into a grocery store, buy groceries, and randomly lead a person to Christ.....I want to be one of those people. Serving and obeying the Lord in such a joyful way that others can't help but notice and ask.......

“We must know the truth, we must love the truth we know and we must act according to the measure of our love. Truth is God himself who cannot be known apart from love and cannot be loved apart from surrender to his will.” -Thomas Merton

I have been made a part of God's family and been allowed to stay in this world that I may point others to Him. I want to be a light in this crooked and depraved generation.... Lord let me shine and reflect your light, as the moon reflects the sun....