Supersizing God

Christians should depend on God's promises as much as they depend on the fast-food drive-thru.  Think about this...

How many times a week do most of us go through the drive-thru?  At least two or three.  Some people go every day to get their morning cup of coffee.  Compare that with how many times the average Christian reads the Bible a week.   For most of us, it's probably not every day.  Why is that?  Just as we crave that daily pick-me-up cup of coffee, we need a helping of God's Word every day.  It will give us the strength we need each day... and it's caffeine-free!

At the drive-thru, we're confident we can have anything on the menu.  You would never hear someone pull up to the window and say, "Is it OK if I get a cheeseburger?"  You're more likely to hear them say, "Give me a Big Mac and fries!"  They know if it's on the menu they can have it by asking. 

With the promises of God, though, a lot of Christians think they're not entitled to them.  They think the promises must be for someone else.  Matthew 7:7 says, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."   The Bible is full of great promises, and God wants us to have them.  We have to be confident when we ask, and we will receive them.

At the drive-thru, we're not satisfied with a small fries.  We want to SUPERSIZE them.  We won't settle for small Coke when we can have a 44 oz. drink with free refills.  As Christians, we often settle for a little blessing when God wants to give us so much more.  John 10:10 says, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." 

At the drive-thru, we don't sit and wait for them to throw our order through our car window.  We reach out and take our order into our hands.  It's the same with God's promises.  We can't sit around and wait for God to drop them in our lap.  We have to reach out to Him.  He wants us to come to Him and tell Him our needs.

Finally, at the drive-thru, we're very likely to get the wrong order.  How many times have you gotten home to find the order is wrong?  God never gets the order wrong.  He'll always come through and give us what He has promised.

Our God is a BIG God.  We don't have to settle for a happy meal when we could have a steak dinner!  Look into God's Word and you'll find everything you'll ever need.