Airline Miles

We like to earn things and be appreciated. The success of frequent flyer programs highlight this. Sometimes we can carry this consumer first analogy over to our relationship with God. We start listing off all the “great” things we have done for God and expect Him to come through with our “rewards”.

Do we really think God needs our help? Do we really think that we would be able to do anything significant without using the gifts that He has so freely given us? It’s kind of like a kid who gets an allowance from his/her parents and is so proud of what he/she “bought” for them.

So, serving God is not about racking up the airline miles. It’s not getting the gold star on the refrigerator for the day. It’s about loving our Lord and Savior because He first loved us even when we were still dead in sin (Ephesians 2:1-5). We deserve nothing and He has already given us everything we need (1st Corinthians 1:4-9). There’s no need for an airline miles program with God because He has already poured out His bountiful blessings on us. Let’s get out of the rat race of what we want so we serve God out of love and respect.