Putting Jesus In The Driver’s Seat
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesThe story is told of a stressed-out woman who was tailgating a man as they drove on a busy boulevard. When he slowed to a stop at a yellow light, the woman hit the horn, began cussing, screaming, and angrily gesturing in frustration. As she continued raving and ranting, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a police officer who ordered her to exit the car with her hands up. He took her to the police station and placed her in a holding cell.
Later, the officer returned and said, “I’m sorry, Ma’am. This has all been a big mistake. When I pulled up behind you, I noticed your ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ license plate holder and your ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’ bumper sticker. I assumed the car was stolen!”
The point of the above story is that Satan doesn’t care so much if you’re a Christian as long as you don’t act like one. If he can get you to live by his lifestyle, he can damage and disarm you every time and dishonor the name of Christ in the process (cf. 2 Timothy 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:14).
Instead, Jesus calls His followers to be the “salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13) and to let our light so shine before men, that they may see our good works and glorify our heavenly Father (Matthew 5:16).
If we’ll put Jesus in the driver’s seat of our lives, we can better demonstrate God’s love and concern toward all people (Gal. 6:10; Titus 3:8), avoiding any frustration.