From Gary... The union of facts and faith

Harland Sanders

http://www.biography.com/people/colonel-harland-sanders-12353545

Yesterday was a day of errands.  While driving through Dade City, I drove past the KFC fast food restaurant and noticed a $19.99 special and thought- that is a lot for "just chicken", but then I remembered how good it was and purposed in myself to partake once I reach my goal weight.  It is hard not think of Kentucky Fried Chicken without thinking of Harland Sanders.  For me (and probably most of us) he is (rather was) the face we automatically think of when we remember KFC.  I was curious about him, because I had heard that he started his franchising after retirement age- which gives me encouragement and brightens my future (knowing that anything is possible, even when old).  But, I wanted to get the story straight, so I first went to wikipedia and then biography.com to investigate.  Luke did something similar (but without modern computers) as this passage says...

Luke Chapter 1

 1 Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,  2 even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,  3 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;  4 that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed. 

Acts, Chapter 1

 1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,  2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.  3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.  4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.   5  For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 

  6  Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 

  7  He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.   8  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.” 

  9  When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.  10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,  11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.” 

Christianity is based on facts; the documented historical facts about Jesus and what transpired after his ascension into the heavens are overwhelming!!!  True, there are concepts about the Christian faith that can only be understood by faith, but Jesus was real, what his followers did was as well.  Many follow him and many hate him, but HE was who HE said HE was and the choice to believe truth when it is right in front of you is YOUR CHOICE.  Harland Sanders was an interesting man, who left a great legacy, but what is mere fried chicken compared to ETERNAL LIFE?  While eating your Christmas meal today, you might think for a moment of this Harland Sanders and what he accomplished in the food industry, but be sure to remember Jesus, whose legacy is documented in the new testament and lived in the lives of his followers. To me, this last thought is better than any fried chicken that could ever be- how about you?