The Friday after Thanksgiving has been called "Black Friday" for a number of years now. Originally the Philadelphia police nicknamed this day, due to the heavy traffic and pedestrian shoppers which caused great traffic jams in the city that day.
Later merchants began to call it "Black Friday" - because they believed that that day would bring their sales totals into "the black" (a bookkeeping term - when negative revenue was indicated as RED, and positive income was in BLACK)
So, today - Friday, November 25, 2011 - merchants both big and small across America are counting on such tremendous sales totals, that they will end the year in the "Black" - showing profit, not loss.
So today stores will open earlier than usual -- some all night before the day -- and will offer tremendous "deals" - all to entice us to spend, spend, spend-- so that they can profit, profit, profit!
How many of us, personally are living our lives like these merchants --- going all year long in the "RED", then hoping near the end of our life to finally get into the "BLACK"
We live so much of our lives for ourselves --- hoping that one day, we will become more dedicated to God, before the final check-out!
Many churches do the same thing --- go all year long with few people coming to know Christ as Lord and Savior -- then hoping that at the annual Christmas pageant that all the souls won, will make up the difference, and they will end up in the "BLACK" on their annual church report.
What a sad way to live. What a sad way to conduct the Church!
Think about it! Are you waiting for "BLACK FRIDAY" to turn your life around?
Are you waiting for that SOMEDAY, when you'll change the way your life, and become more profitable?
What happens if SOMEDAY doesn't come soon enough for you?
What happens if your "accounting day" comes sooner than you think?
Judgment Day (Accounting Day) is coming for each of us!
Think about it!
2 comments:
I can see Black Friday as a positive for our family keeping with good stewardship in saving. It works only if you buy what you intended to buy and along the basis of what you NEED vs what you want. As the years go by my 29 yr old mind is finding it harder and harder to spend hard earned money on wants cause I've seen so many things I have bought vehicles rust, break down, carpet stained, glass break, plastic melt, shirts shrink and fade, along with all other materials that wont last go too. Our treasure is where our heart is...I don't want my heart to be in the pit so to say...I want my heart to be where things will last and last they will for an eternity. I did feel blessed that a toy my son requested was buy one get one free on Black Friday and same price for tooth brushes and the eye cream I use. This makes for more money to spend on things that will have eternal value. It's my way of being a Proverbs 31 woman she rises early. ; )
Seems like you have your priorities in proper place. That's the point of my post -- to ensure that we stay "ready" with our lives in order -- all the time -- not just at the end of a year.
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