Psalm 86:10-11  For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God.  ¹¹ Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.

Ephesians 4:15-16  Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,  ¹⁶ from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

2 Peter 3:16-17  There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.  ¹⁷ You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.

“My Pleasure. J”  Whenever I hear these words, a smile always comes to my face.  Living in the south during seminary, I became accustomed to hearing these words when I was at one of my favorite restaurants.  A place I could go and always be treated well.  A place I could go study and listen to Christian music.  A place I could go and have the managers come out and refill my beverage…and remember, this is a fast food place.  The challenge?  Make sure you’re not craving a Chicken Biscuit on Sunday!

I love Chick-fil-A.  I love the food, the customer service, and the focus on family values.  Many of you may have heard Chick-fil-A in the news the past couple of days.  Their President Dan Cathy, when asked about his view on same-sex marriage, commented that he backs the traditional family unit.  Way to go Dan Cathy!  Way to step up and speak the truth!  Way to not back down in the face of adversity!  And adversity there is.

 Because of this comment, several cities, including Chicago, are now trying to stop Chick-fil-A from opening restaurants there.  Others are calling for a boycott of the “Eat Mor Chikin” chain.  They are saying this restaurant is a hate group.  My heart aches.  The day has come when we can no longer say we support traditional family values without others claiming discrimination.  Does that mean we stop speaking the truth?  No Way!!

Scripture tells us we must learn God’s ways so we can walk in the truth.  We must make sure we have a solid hold of “The Truth” so we can identify when others twist Scripture (like the signs stating “God Hates Hate”).  False teaching is all over this and confusing those who are not solid in their faith.  We need to be bold – bolder than ever before; speaking out in favor of God and His Word and against those speaking falsity.  We need to not back down and stay silent, taking the non-confrontation road.  We must speak the truth in love.

Go and be a light!

I’m praying for you!

Pastor Amy