I love coffee. I love strong, fresh coffee. I particularly love Starbucks coffee. I can smell it right now in my mind’s nose by simply describing it. My mouth is watering at this very minute as I recall the flavor, the aroma…oooohhhhwwwee!
Not living near a Starbucks we recently went to a nearby coffee shop. I ordered a latte. Hoping against all hope I tasted it and …..nope, not even close. (Dawn, this is like drinking Dr. Thunder after drinking Dr. Pepper). Sorry, had to hook up a friend there first!! It didn’t even taste remotely like Starbucks. Once you taste the very best it is very hard to accept a substitute.
For my co-connoisseurs of coffee it is similar to your first cup of coffee being a cup of “Choc-Full O’Nuts” brand. Decent. Hit the spot. Did the job. It grew hair on my chin.
The next cup you have is a fresh brewed cup at Cracker Barrel. Better. Smooth! Very tasty. Then weeks later, when at the mall for the first time grab a Tall NF SF Vanilla Latte. Wow. Elegant and yet intriguing. A fine complex example of a full body with satisfying walnut flavors. After that, you simply can’t drink “Choc-Full O’Nuts without always comparing it to Starbuck’s coffee.
Not living near a Starbucks we recently went to a nearby coffee shop. I ordered a latte. Hoping against all hope I tasted it and …..nope, not even close. (Dawn, this is like drinking Dr. Thunder after drinking Dr. Pepper). Sorry, had to hook up a friend there first!! It didn’t even taste remotely like Starbucks. Once you taste the very best it is very hard to accept a substitute.
For my co-connoisseurs of coffee it is similar to your first cup of coffee being a cup of “Choc-Full O’Nuts” brand. Decent. Hit the spot. Did the job. It grew hair on my chin.
The next cup you have is a fresh brewed cup at Cracker Barrel. Better. Smooth! Very tasty. Then weeks later, when at the mall for the first time grab a Tall NF SF Vanilla Latte. Wow. Elegant and yet intriguing. A fine complex example of a full body with satisfying walnut flavors. After that, you simply can’t drink “Choc-Full O’Nuts without always comparing it to Starbuck’s coffee.
Why do people accept substitutes? There are always people around us who have settled for a generic love because they haven’t tasted the love of Jesus. For if they did, the true love FROM Him they would never go back, accept anything less. God’s love is perfect. God’s love is ultimate. Flawless. Forgiving. Seeking us. He calls for us to taste of His love. “Come unto me” He tells us. When you do, no other love can substitute. All other expressions of love are limited, flat, generic and conditional.
Are you offering a cup of coffee with your life? Are you a coffee source they can tap into? Is it the BEST you offer or are they receiving a substitute version that leaves a bitter taste in their mouth?
Are you offering a cup of coffee with your life? Are you a coffee source they can tap into? Is it the BEST you offer or are they receiving a substitute version that leaves a bitter taste in their mouth?
Jesus, help my life to be an offering that is pleasing to you.
Romans 8:39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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