For Sale

Have you ever noticed how many "for sale" signs there are? I was running late for work today (naturally) and because of an accident on I59 I had to go all the way around the world to get to my office. Birmingham traffic has its drawbacks but the nice thing about Birmingham is every little area connects to another little area and if you know your way around pretty well you can avoid traffic. Many times you drive looking up towards the sky through your windshield watching Vulcan saying the entire time "Drive towards Vulcan and I will find the road I'm looking for!" haha Trust me, I'm not the only one. Many a times I have seen people driving and looking towards the sky making their path choices based on their proximity to Vulcan!

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Anyway, I was sitting at a red light and I was looking around. It was a fairly busy intersection with a CVS to my right, a Walgreen to my left, a Precision Auto place to my left and then a bank to my right. I was glancing around and every single place either had some sort of "sale" sign in their window, in the grass, on a bright expensive sign or a huge banner. Every single one of them was eye catching. I couldn't help but sit there and read each and every one of them while I waited for the light to turn green.

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Once the light finally let me through I began to look at all the other "for sale" signs I could see as I drove "towards Vulcan" (heehee) and they are numerous. All over the place! This apartment complex has three months free for new tenets, this nail salon has $10 off, that restaurant has buy one get one free meals. For sale, for sale, for sale!

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Too bad we don't advertise our salvation as much as we do everything else! Our pastor said this past Sunday that he had heard someone say "If being saved is the greatest thing that has ever happened to us, then why don't we talk about it more?". Hmmmm, very interesting thought.

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"If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." Mark 8:38 (NLT). I am in no way saying that anyone is ashamed of their salvation or ashamed of God, I'm just saying (including myself) wonder why we don't advertise it? Hmmm...just something to think about!