The 27-foot fiberglass Oscar Mayer Weinermobile was ticketed Thursday morning in Chicago after its driver parked it on Michigan Avenue and left it on the side of the six-lane road with the hazard lights blinking.Parking on a street marked "Parking/Standing Prohibited Anytime" is a $50 violation. As it turns out, the famous Weinermobile is not above the law -- even in Chicago, a city long known for its love of hot dogs.
The Weinermobile is currently on a nationwide tour promoting a contest to sing the Oscar Mayer jingle in a commercial.
Is there a lesson in this? Of course!!
In addition to obeying posted road laws, this ought to remind us how careful we must be as we go about our daily business. A smaller, less hotdog-shaped vehicle may have gone unnoticed by traffic cops; but a red 27-foot hotdog on wheels...well...not a chance.
If we identify ourselves as disciples of Christ by our daily confession (through both words and actions), we can expect people to be keeping an eye on us. Some may do so out of curiosity, and others in an effort to catch you "messing up."
No matter what, though, let's always be on our guard to reflect the light of Christ into a world of desperate darkness. No, not to "put on a good show" and try to convince others we are something we actually are not; rather, to glorify God in the process of doing what we know to be right.
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:13-16, ESV
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