Have you ever been to a potluck dinner?
In North Carolina, where I was raised. . .potluck meals were often referred to as “Sunday dinner on the grounds” where everybody brought their favorite dish or dishes. It was like a church-wide picnic.
The food was generally so good it would make your tongue slap your tonsils. Please notice that I said generally. . .that was not always the case.
I can remember on numerous occasions where I sampled a particular dish and then prayed for the family that had to eat/endure that kind of cooking.
Bottom line. . .at potluck gatherings. . .you always dine on what others are serving. . .whether the food is nutritious, delicious or just plain awful. At least you get to choose.
Now, there’s a difference when you know the background of this dish. It was great when you knew the cook fixed up one of the best dishes of chicken and dumplings in the entire county. Then again, there were other dishes where you not only didn’t know who fixed it but it was a little questionable about what was in it.
Sadly, too many believers have a potluck mentality where they are willing to feed on whatever thoughts others are serving to them.
In today’s economy, you’ve got the gloom and doomers.
These folks believe the world is going to hell in a hand basket and it’s God’s judgment upon this wicked nation and world.
By the way, if someone tells you the world is going to hell in a hand basket…tell them you’ve chosen not to go so they can go ahead and keep your ticket since they’re so excited about the journey.
This group includes: the folks more concerned about going up in the rapture than growing up in Jesus.
Harold Herring