What Kind of Cars Should be in the Parking Lot?

Did you ever sing “Jesus Loves Me” when you were a kid?

The lyrics say, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world—red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world.”

The point of this classic kid’s song is: Jesus loves us all—even though we’re unique, look different, and come from different backgrounds.

The Bible tells us, “God so loved the world, that he gave His one and only Son…”

God loves the world—not just one nation, race, economic class, political persuasion, culture, or subculture.

I keep thinking about this simple idea: when Jesus ministered to people, what kind of “cars” were in the parking lot?

Rich people’s cars?

Poor people’s cars?

Eco-friendly cars?

Gas-guzzling cars?

Imports?

American-made?

Cars with political bumper stickers everywhere?

Cars with bumpin’ sound systems?

Trucks with lift kits and mud all over ‘em?

Soccer mom vans?

Flashy cars?

Humble cars?

Ghetto-fabulous cars?

I’m pretty sure I know the answer…

Yes. All of them.

For God so loved the world…

The church’s parking lot should be full of these cars—diverse, unique, different, special and unusual.

Why? Because they reflect the people who drive them.

We don’t want a parking lot full of one kind of car!

Let’s take our love for people to a whole notha level… and love people the way God does.

Let’s enlarge our circle of love to include people who drive expensive cars and cheap cars, eco-friendly cars and gas-guzzling cars, American-made and imports…

You get what I’m saying.