Have you heard that McDonald's is now serving all day breakfast?
My father-in-law will be tickled. For years he's been saying that a fast food joint should do this. And I quote, "How hard would it be to keep a little biscuit, sausage, and egg warm all day?" Such wisdom.
I hate to brag, but we were one of the first to enjoy this opportunity. It was by happenstance. We were out late and hadn't had supper, so we pulled into a McDonald's, ordered our food, and pulled up to the window. We saw a sign "All Day Breakfast beginning October 6th." It was just past the stroke of midnight on the sixth. My father-in-law's words went from wisdom to prophetic.
I have to say I'm pretty pumped. No more getting to McDonald's at 10:20 on Saturday only to order at 10:31 and miss breakfast. You've been there.
The next day we saw this little plane flying around with the banner. Yes, there is something exciting about a plane flying around with a banner. Everybody points. But, I looked at Lacey and said two words, "Wasted advertisement."
Why was it wasted advertisement?
We found out about all day breakfast on accident.
Chances are relatively few people saw this plane flying. We were in a major metropolitan area, but to see the banner you had to be in the right place at the right time looking in the right direction. The vast majority of people are going to find out about McDonald's all day breakfast by doing what they naturally do--show up at a restaurant and look at the menu.
Our Christian lives should be no different.
You shouldn't have to tell people that you are a Christian. They should just know.
It's not about what you click "like" to or share on Facebook. It's not about clicking the star or the retweet button on Twitter. It's not about the shirt that you wear or the music that you listen too. It's not the sticker on the back of your car or the necklace hanging on your chest. It's not about who you are going to vote for or where you get your news.
Are any of these things bad? No, but they shouldn't be the way we share our faith. In other words, when we die Jesus isn't going to ask you why you didn't share the "Share if you love Jesus" posts on Facebook.
When people are around you they should know it without you saying anything. Jesus said that people would know we are his followers by how we love one another. He even gave us the new command to love one another as he loved us.
Is this a tall order? Is it too much?
Jesus didn't think so. Jesus gave us this command because he knew we could live it out and because it's the best way to let others know about him. Don't worry about advertising your faith, just show up and love people.
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