Last Sunday I had the privilege to speak at our second service. The title of my talk was “Am NO Dummy!” as you can tell by the image.
The main verse is found in Genesis 1:26
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Andlet them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
In light of Black Friday I am surprise to find out that there was a 12% increase in sales compare to last year and Cyber Monday has brought in more than 1 million dollars in sales. Cruising through the corridors of the malls we encounter mannequins who sport the latest fashion. This is a tactic used by merchants to entice shoppers to go in and experience a vast kingdom of product for you to buy.
If we were created by God, made in his image and likeness then we can surmized that we are a type of mannequin that He uses for the purpose of attracting potential people to come in a experience a vast kingdom available for them to enjoy and be a part of. The question that begs to be asked is “What in the world are you wearing? not sure if you got that but let me write it this way. what IN THE WORLD are you wearing? Are you wearing the things that are imposed, sanction and approved by the world? Or are you wearing what God originally intended for you to wear?
Christmas is a magical time. Walking in midtown Manhattan you are bound to see the Macy’s display or Bloomingdales and they are beautiful displays. The one thing that most have in common is that they tell a story. The story might be the Christmas spirit, or a Jolly Time or winter wonderland, but nonetheless there is a story. What is the story in your display? Is it a story of anger, frustration, regrets and bitterness? Or is it a story of Joy and love, one of peace and thankfulness?
When we have the right perspective in our relationship with our creator, God, then we can understand and play our role. We understand that we need to be mannequins that should be attracting instead of distracting. We should be mannequins who should be ushering people into the store rather than turning them away because we do not offer anything that they don’t already have. When you have the right attitude towards your creator then you understand that there is more in store, a vast kingdom waiting to be discovered and you are THAT mannequin that God uses to attract them.
Just remember that you have to know three things.
1. Know and recognize who is your creator, otherwise we end up doing what we want. Adam and Eve did what they wanted when they took a bite out of the fruit, and now we are still paying for that mistake.
2. Do not follow the patterns of this world, but be renew by the transforming of your mind.
3. Be holy and God is holy. Is not an option, or a suggestion. It is a command.
Keeping these three things in mind we can become mannequins that God can use to attract rather than distract.
Be Blessed
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