Someone passed this to me this past weekend and I thought it was fitting for us as a church as we are processing with the Lord how He is asking us to be a part of Not Without You.

A cartoon once illustrated the attitude many Christians have toward giving their money to the Lord. In the first frame, a man was looking at a car he was interested in buying. He asked the salesman, “What are the terms?”

The salesman replied, “Ten percent down, and low payments for 48 months.”

Immediately, the man replied, “Where do I sign?”

In the second frame, the same man was looking at a refrigerator on display in an appliance center. When he asked the salesman about the terms, the man told him, “Nothing down, and no interest for 12 months.”

Once again, the man said without hesitation, “Where do I sign?”

In the third frame, the same man was looking for a house to buy. The realtor told him, “Ten percent down and 30 years to pay.”

Without giving it much thought, the man exclaimed, “Where do I sign?”

In the last frame, the same man was talking to his pastor. The pastor asked him, “Would you please sign this commitment card to give the Lord for the next three years?”

In shock and horror, the man replied, “What! And tie myself to an obligation like that for 156 weeks? No sir! The future is too insecure. I don’t want to make a commitment that I might not be able to keep.”