Mus Brush

 

Kathy and I like to go by Chick fil-A on Wednesday afternoon to eat a bite before church.  Kathy likes to sit in the car and watch people, so I get our food to go, and we enjoy the “parade” together.  I like to make up a back-story of whoever walks by.  The young man in a hurry is late for his date and she is inside getting madder by the minute.  That sort of thing.  So, the East Ridge Chick fil-A has an interesting fixture just outside of the door: They have a three-way brush designed to encourage workers with muddy shoes to brush them off before entering the store.  The brush is convenient for the working men and helpful to keep the lobby a bit cleaner.  I have never seen a working man use the brush, but yesterday, I saw a little boy use it!  A little guy of five or six years of age walked in with his dad and mom and little sister.  He had cute little glasses on and white sneakers.  Mom, dad, and little sister went inside, but brother dutifully brushed one shoe off first, and then the other shoe.  Of course, his shoes were clean to start with, but the little guy was probably pretending that he was a construction worker installing big iron pipes in muddy ditches.  He scrubbed and scrubbed until his dad came back outside and called him in.  Dad must have explained what the bushes were used for, and junior took it seriously because he scrubbed and scrubbed those shoes!  Hey, little children pick up on things that dad says.  But little kids pick up on things that dad does too.  Hey, who is watching you?  Who is patterning his life after you?  A serious question.  Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men (or little kids), that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  Always be a good example, because you never know who is watching you.  It might be a little boy, it might be an old man and his wife eating in their car, or it might be the dear Lord above!  Think about it.