While returning from our Florida vacation we drove through Williston, Florida.  There was a large sign in the town square that said “Williston – the birthplace of Foolish Pleasure.  What an odd sign! What did it mean?  Being a pastor guy, my first thought was what a great sermon title this is!

Is it possible this little Florida town was, in fact, the birthplace of foolish pleasure?

The broken lives of individuals, families, and nations would be well served to go back to the starting place of foolish pleasure that leaves so much pain in its wake. An alcoholic doesn’t start life with addiction as their goal.  When a man or woman says “I do” they don’t plan to break their marriage covenant and their spouse’s heart.  The list is endless – but the starting place is the same: foolish pleasure.

If you know someone who has been to this town (symbolically speaking), pray they will find God’s grace, mercy, forgiveness, and reconciliation!  Friends, where we start is so important – but where we finish is immeasurably more important!

By the way, the Foolish Pleasure of Williston, Florida was a race horse and among the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century.

Blessings!

Pastor Mark