The Real Mccoy

He who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.

James 1:25

Elijah McCoy invented a cup for locomotives that automatically dripped oil and increased engine efficiency. Soon, everyone wanted a “McCoy Cup.” Because of its popularity, there were many inferior copies made; so many, in fact, that train engineers had to demand “the real McCoy” in order to get the genuine article.

On the surface, many people appear to have a blessed life. They have the career, the house, the car, and the vacations. But as we have all witnessed during economic downturns, those things are not the mark of a blessed life; they are merely an inferior copy of “the real McCoy.”

A genuinely blessed life is one that is lived in the obedience and direction of God, despite circumstances and regardless of material possessions. It is experiencing blessings in ways the world cannot understand or offer, and it’s available only to those who seek His will and His way.

If you desire to have a life that is truly blessed by God, don’t settle for an imitation. Ask God to lead you to “the real McCoy.”

God’s commands are designed to guide you to life’s very best.

HENRY BLACKABY