Walking with the Wise #249: Honor God & He Will Honor You
“Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good,
and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.”
—Proverbs 16:20
—Proverbs 16:20
Those who choose to live their life according to God’s Word will discover joy and peace. Consider for a moment, S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, the second largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in the country. His story is well known. He opened the first Chick-fil-A in Hapeville, Georgia in 1967. He was committed to building it around 5 principles:
1. CLIMB WITH CARE AND CONFIDENCE
2. CREATE A “LOYALTY EFFECT”
3. NEVER LOSE A CUSTOMER
4. PUT PRINCIPLES AND PEOPLE AHEAD OF PROFITS
5. CLOSED ON SUNDAY
On the last principle, Cathy writes,
“I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday. Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.”[1]Consider that! He desired to honored God! And think about how God has honored him!
"Chick-fil-A is the only major fast-food restaurant chain to be closed on Sundays, one of the busiest days of the week in the restaurant business. Despite being closed on Sundays, Truett Cathy has led Chick-fil-A on an unparalleled record of 40 consecutive years of sales increases, with its core free-standing restaurants achieving higher sales per unit in six days (with shorter operating hours) than most major chains in the industry.”[2]Cathy is a living testimony to the truth of today’s proverb—honor God and He will honor you. Do what He desires and you will experience unbelievable blessing. Put to death the misdeeds of your life, walk according to the Spirit of God, and let the life of Christ grow up in you. S. Truett Cathy has done it, and so can you. Amen.
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