DARK CHOCOLATE

Matt. 5:13-16

In one of my favorite passage of scripture Jesus compares us to salt. We are to flavor our world with the seasoning of Christ's love and also impact others in a way that helps slow the decay of sin. I love the way He communicated, using the elements of the everyday experience. I sometimes wish I was that colorful. What in my world would be my staple that communicates truth?

How about chocolate? I know what you are thinking - chocolate is not a staple - well you obviously don't understand me well. I believe that it is probably one of the main food groups. I don't have medical facts to support my position, yet if surveying today's landscape produces any conclusions - well, our world can't live without it. We mix it in milk, pour it on ice cream, add it to coffee, sprinkle it on diet food and assign talented men of science to pursue new technologies for consumption. It's every where - and I say - THANK GOD!

Choosing a treat made of the brown nectar is really a limitless process - the choices are endless. Milk chocolate reigns as king.
Now there is nothing wrong with milk chocolate but when my addiction kicks in - give me a fix of DARK CHOCOLATE.

I want to be like dark chocolate. When milk chocolate is normal, let my life be a taste of something different. Bitter sweet. Not just another taste of Christianity - a new taste. Let me live beyond the expected flavor of faith... salt & chocolate - oh, I need a chocolate covered pretzel!