We were inside the store when grandma said,
"Last year I came in here on Christmas Eve and they were playing Silent Night," she pointed up, "'Christ our savior is born!' and they were only doing it for money!"
My first reaction was, Wow, can Wal-Mart do anything right?
But then I realized how right she was. She claimed that Wal-Mart was wrong doing good because of its motive, and that idea carries over to all of mankind.
Our motives transform any redeeming qualities we have into something despicable. We are hypocritical and decieve ourselves when we do what is right without the right reason. What is the right reason?
Hebrews 11:6
Without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
2 comments:
Maybe I am optimistic and they have a Christian store mgr. When it's not xmas sometimes they play Christian music...so hmmm..maybe a different motive?
Grandma is probably right on the whole. ;)
a man was trampled to death at a walmart today because the 'black friday' shoppers were too antsy to lay their hands on the deals to manage to enter the store in a civilized fashion. i'm sure none of them thought, 'if someone has to die today for me to save some money, so be it,' but nonetheless, their greed had tragic consequences.
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