Dandelions

When I was a child, I loved to pick fuzzy, fluffy, dandelions.  I’d blow the seeds and watch them drift away on the breeze. Then I’d run to pick another.  We lived in the country and it didn’t matter if a gazillion dandelion seeds were scattered hither and yon.  But later, in a neighborhood with pristine lawns, blowing dandelion seeds might get you in trouble with the friends next door who spend hours plucking weeds. 

Dandelion seeds on the wind can be a delight.  Like spreading the Gospel and letting people know there is a wonderful future for those who believe in Jesus, that heaven awaits.

But dandelion seeds can also bring grief -- weeds sprouting across a lawn just as sin encouraged spreads rampantly through our culture.  Just as false teachings bring heartache and death.

Pick Jesus.  Spread the Good News.