The other night, I listened to a Francis Chan message on YouTube. He was talking about the abounding, backward joy we experience when we suffer for Jesus’ sake. One of his comments has been running circles in my mind:
“In the Beatitudes, it’s like Jesus walked into the store of happiness and changed all the price tags.”
That comment has inspired this post.
You walk in, and you are met by a salesman. Inscribed on his name tag are the letters D-E-C-E-I-T.
“Hello sir! Welcome! My name is Deceit, and I’m here to guide your experience through The Store of Happiness today. Is there anything in particular you are looking for?”
“Hi, umm..”
You’re puzzled. Perplexed. Deceit’s smile looks so gentle, and his voice rings so sweet. But his eyes look peculiar. Shifty. You’re not sure if you can trust him.
“Well, I don’t suppose so. I was told that this store has every…
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