French Fries

There's a great hamburger franchise here in Lima called Bembo's. My wife, Dorcas, & I go there a lot & we love it. Where else can you get a jungle-style hamburger with a fried egg and a grilled banana on it?

One time Dorcas & I were at Bembo's and we saw a father & son approach the counter. The father ordered a small burger & fries for his son, who was probably about 5 years old, & nothing for himself.

The order soon arrived, & the father & son went & sat at a booth. The son tore into the burger & fries with gusto.

After a moment, the father asked the son if he could have a one french fry.

The little boy got a very mean look on his little face, said no, & then placed his hands over his french fries as if to keep them away from his father!

It was an amusing scene, to say the least.

But then I had a thought:

Don't we do the same thing with God?

God gave us everything. God gave us our health, our physical strength, our talents, our income, our home, our car, our food, our hamburgers, & even our french fries.

And then God asks us to give Him 10% back, in the form of a tithe.

And usually we say no.

It has been reported that only about 3% of people who call themselves Christians in the USA actually tithe to their local church.

Only 3%!

That means that only 3% of USA Christians are willing to give God a french fry.

The other 97% are saying no to God, & covering their fries with their hands.

I believe that the percentages are probably about the same all around the world.

So which camp are you in?

Are you giving God a fry, or are you covering your fries with your hands?

God made the french fries, & gave you the money to buy them, and could knock you out & forcefully take all of your fries from you if He wanted to do so.

But He doesn't want to do so.

He wants you to be cheerfully & voluntarily willing to give Him a fry.

Will you do so?

Will you give God a fry?

Or are you still covering them all up with your hands?