Living in Harmony with Your "Bumper Sticker"
"By their fruits [actions] you will know them."1 – Jesus
The story is told how a driver was being tailgated by a stressed-out driver on a busy boulevard. Suddenly the light turns yellow just in front of her. She does the right thing and stops even though she could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating driver hits the roof, and the horn, and yells in frustration as he misses the chance to get through the intersection. As he is still in mid-rant, he hears a tap on his window and looks up into the face of a police officer.
The officer orders him to exit his car with his hands up. He takes him to the police station where he is searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman opens the cell door, and escorts him back to the booking desk where the arresting officer is waiting with his personal effects.
The officer says, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, shaking your fist and yelling at the driver in front of you. I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally I assumed you had stolen the car."2
Suggested Prayer: Heavenly Father, please help me live in such a way that my life and actions will always bring glory to Your name and be true reflection of who I say I am — a child of God. May others come to know you through my genuine testimony. Thank You for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen.
1. Matthew 7:20 (NKJV).
2. Author Unknown
Today's Encounter was written by: Crystal B.
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