Eat Your Soup
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★I LOVE the football commercials where these big, strong NFL players are shown to block and knock people off their feet and perform feats of strength. Then in the very same commercial, they are told to sit down and shut up and eat their soup by their mother. These big, strapping strong guys who are the epitome of strength on the field become humble as lambs when their mama shows up. When their mother tells them to eat their soup, it’s not that the football player has lost any of his strength, his power, or his speed. None of that has changed. But now, his power is in submission to a higher authority.
The point
True meekness is strength in submission to proper authority; power is demonstrated not in rebellion but in humble obedience.
Scripture
Matthew 23:121 Peter 5:5-6James 4:6
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 113 words