License plates are a very important part of every car. In fact, in most places a car must have a license plate to be on the road. It is interesting to notice the colors and designs on license plates from different parts of the country. They often try to pass on a message about that area.
Have you ever watched for license plate messages? I often see a small red car with the license plate RED DOT. Recently, I saw a convertible with the message BREEZ-E! Others I have spotted have been THE GEM, D-LITE and I O LOTS. These people must want others to know that they really like their cars and paid a lot of money for them.
What would your license plate say if you could wear one—HAPPY? MEAN? KIND? SAD? Sometimes the way we are acting or talking passes on a message just like a license plate would. Our actions or talk often are easy to “read” and sometimes, sad to say, the message is not a good one. For Christians, a good license plate to wear would be one that says I’M SAVED. But it would be even better if our actions and talk showed that we belonged to the Lord Jesus. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:1616Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)).
ML-10/30/2011