Fortune Cookie

I cracked open my fortune cookie at the end of lunch. It was a double-fortune, one of those where the two little slips of paper are stuck together, thus increasing the fortunate good sayings always contained therein. One slip said, “Good news will come from far away,” and the other, “You are heading in the right direction.”

Being a Christian, I do not believe in fortunes. If these two fortunes were read by a wicked, godless, man who believes in omens, portents, witchcraft, spells, wizardry, spiritualism, occultism (they are legion), he would consider this yet another good fortune of his, a hopeful reading of his future because he is convinced he is O.K. and heading in the right direction. He also hopes, as does any sane person, for good news from a far country.

Nonetheless, the two fortunes were correct for me. This is not because the fortunes have any power, but because even if they were evil and pessimistic, or even if they cursed me, I know that good news is coming from far away, and that I am heading in the right direction.

Jesus Christ is Lord of all and he knows me and controls all the fortune cookies out there. It is too bad that some fortune cookies don’t tell the truth about the wicked, whose fortunes are not good, but horrible. However, our faith in Christ leads in the right direction via the good news of the gospel. I can rejoice if the fortune cookie says everything is O.K., because in Christ, everything is O.K.

How very fortunate I am!

P.S. I pass out little pieces of paper (called tracts) on the streets that warn the wicked to repent. I figure this is the least I can do if I’m fortunate and they are going to hell. How else can I live with them? How can I ignore their end? How else can they become righteous, but through faith in Jesus Christ?

- Chris Simonson

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