Last week a federal court struck down a South Carolina proposal for a license plate with the words “I believe” on it. The court followed the usual process of citing separation of church and state. The federal court shows a bias against anything that could even be interpreted as being Christian

In following the story, I heard one commentator say they can just take the cross off and leave the “I believe.”  In my estimation, that’s worse that banning the license plate all together. We cheapen the meaning of the message and fool ourselves when we think the words “I believe” all alone mean anything at all. This waters down the intent of the license plate so much it makes it totally worthless, in my estimation.  This is another illustration of the greatest problem that we have in America and that is we don’t know what we believe. We have compromised in so many areas that we can adopt the ridiculous position that just saying the words “I believe” means anything at all.

This is but another reminder of the importance that a follower of Christ not depend on just a license plate, a piece of jewelry, or a tee shirt to express our faith. We must know what we believe and we must be able to articulate clearly what we believe and do it without hesitation. This is another reminder of the importance of each believer growing in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There is no substitute for growing as a disciple and sharing that message with a lost world. We must not find ourselves being only like the commentator, complaining about a license plate. Rather we need to show those around us a lifestyle of following Christ.