When we were living in Willits, CA, a friend from church took me and my oldest son Chris to the Nostalgia Drags in Sacramento. These were the old, vintage dragsters and hot rods from the 1960s.
Some things were exactly how I remembered them in the mid-60s, but some were not — like the jet-dragster! I honestly didn’t remember the sound level, so I stood about 50 feet away from the starting line, with no ear protection — and my hearing has never been the same!
Anyway, the stands were packed with people, and to my delightful surprise, the races began with an opening prayer to Jesus Christ! Wow — I was impressed! As the day went on, I discovered that a chapel service was held that morning for drivers who were believers! In fact, one driver had painted on the nose of his dragster, “Got Jesus?” Apparently he did — and Jesus must have been driving because this guy creamed everybody he raced!
Ya know, it would be easy for pious church-goers to sit in judgment on these Christian drivers and their crews: “What’s a Christian doing racing on Sunday? He oughta be in church — or at home with his family! It’s the Lord’s day, a day of rest!”
People like that with attitudes like that are missing the point of our faith! Worshipping God is not something we do on Sunday only — it’s a way of life! I worked every Sunday, for 30+ years as a pastor! I wonder if this self-appointed sin-patrol is thankful that our Christian police officers work on Sunday.
I truly believe the Christian men and women that race on Sunday are gifted and skilled by God to build and race cars! That’s a way of life for them — and hopefully, they are using their talents to glorify God and provide for their families.
Hopefully, our chosen way of life is bringing glory to our great God and blessing to our loved ones.