Dippin Dots and Heaven

For those of you who haven't heard yet, my life was recently revolutionized by Dippin Dots.  That's right a simple, super cold snack that we found out comes in sugar-free flavors.  I brought this up Sunday by way of an illustration where becoming aware of and responding to God was like my first Dippin Dots experience.

The question was, "If it was so great, why wouldn't you keep going back?  Do we forget? Do we get bored?"  In regard to God there are never ending flavors so if I am constantly trying the new things that God puts in my path, I shouldn't find myself bored.  I think most Christians just forget how awesome God is.

All of this was tied to Exodus 13:3 where the Jews after being delivered want to go back to Egypt into slavery. Why would anyone want to walk away from God and go back to slave labor and mistreatment?  Why, I ask, would anyone not want Dippin Dots once they have tried them? (You will have to listen to the whole message to hear about how the Dippin Dots Superstore in Nashville is like heaven)

Anyway, this simple, Sunday illustration about a simple, super cold snack's impact on my life has unleashed a furry of emails, calls and invitations.  IPeople ran up after our worship service to tell me they love Dippin Dots. In the foyer, group after group happily joined me in Dippin Dots glory. A friend, Linda, joins the Dippin Dots fan club and sends me an invitation while Dan writes the following:

I enjoyed your illustration today, and I thought I'd pass along a suggestion (if you haven't thought of it already).  If you want to store a stash of D2's, I'd try a small cooler packed with dry ice.  I know you can get the dry ice at some Publix stores, and Baskin Robbins used to sell it if you asked.  I think the temperature of dry ice is about -70 C, while the Dots only need to be stored at about -30 C.  I think the dry ice would last for at least a couple of days if you use a reasonable amount of it and keep a tight seal on the cooler.

Then there are the three invitations that I now have to join other people for a Dippin Dots trip.  Who would have ever thought that a personal testimony about Dippin Dots would rally so many Dippin Dots lovers?  Who would have thought that a simple claim of the greatness of Dippin Dots would have people asking me to take them next time?

I wonder what would happen if we told them about Christ.  I wonder what a positive, laughing, joyous, "he changed my life" message could do?  How many people would rally?  How many people would ask to go next time?