We only saw him once. I don’t even know if he’s still alive, and yet decades later we’re still talking about him.
We used to go to a restaurant in Southern California called Norm’s. They had a lot of early bird specials, and because we ate early, we would cash in on those. On one occasion there was a fellow sitting over at a table a little ways away. Without many other people in the restaurant we could hear him give his order.
“I’d like iced tea to drink with extra sugar. Give me salad with bleu cheese dressing and extra dressing and extra croutons. I’ll have the country fried steak with extra gravy and extra potatoes.” It went on even more in that vein clear down to dessert. Even if I hadn’t titled this article with the name we gave him, you could have guessed it. Whenever we are in a situation where we want more or where what we have is not enough, we invoke the memory of “Mr. Extra”. He wasn’t content with what came off the menu, but wanted more.
We should not be those content with the bare minimum when it comes to spiritual things. Some people want just enough church going, just enough time in the word, just enough prayer, just enough fellowship, just enough singing and praise, just enough Christianity to feel good about.
BUT, our God is not a God of just enough. He is the God of extra helpings. He always has more that we can know about Him, learn from Him and grow by. Don’t be content to get by; ask for extra. He can do exceedingly abundantly beyond all you ask or think. (Give yourself ten extra points if you know where that comes from.)
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