Satisfaction

I can't get no, na na na... satisfaction... man, Mick Jagger really knew what he was talking about it didn't he?

In today's culture we are bombarded by messages everyday in print, Internet, phone, fax, TV, text messages, and movies that we have to HAVE something to be satisfied. We have buy something to be satisfied. The latest product whether that be a flat screen TV, a new DVR, an MP3 player, a new food product, the McRib, or the latest foul tasting soft drink. We are supposed to need it. When did needing food turn into needing KFC? When did needing shelter turn into needing a McMansion? Our minds are literally flooded with branding efforts.

In the movie Supersize Me, "During the film, the main character showed children a series of pictures of famous people like Jesus and George Washington and asked the kids to identify them. "These kids didn't know who any of these people were," Wilson said. "But Ronald McDonald … boom, every one of the kids knew exactly who it was."

It is a sad state of affairs when kids know Ronald McDonald but don't know Jesus.

An article appears in The Tennessean today stating that churches are beginning to use marketing and branding efforts to fight for people's attention in the flood of advertising. Some churches want to make themselves more attractiv to those seeking the Lord. In my humble opinion, there is no brand of Christianity. The Bible is the truth. John 17:17. No matter what anyone tries to do, there is only one truth and it can't be denied.

Let's be content with what God has provided for us. Let's not fight for people's attention like we are a big box retailer or a coke company. He's given us a pure pattern to follow and he expects us to follow that pattern in spirit and in truth. Let's worship God the way HE wants to be worshipped. Let's advertise the truth of Christianity in humbleness, servitude, and love. Not only in our efforts to evangelize, but also in our everyday actions and life.