Much is made today of the glitz filled lives of our stars from the silver screen, TV, sports arenas etc. In fact they are held by many as to be great role models for our lives in general and that of our children. Many of these so called stars show themselves as upright decent people with whom 'butter wouldn't melt in their mouths' as the old saying goes. Yet frequently these stars are targeted by the reporting hounds of the media as having slipped into the abyss of sin and debauchery. Perhaps that sin and debauchery was always there in their lives however it suited the powers that be not mention it. Over these passed few weeks we have seen the glamour of the x-factor where young and old hopefuls have been given a chance of this star studded life only to find that stardom really only lasts for a short time and that keeping up in that life declares that reinvention becomes a frequent necessity if they are to maintain a public profile. I feel sorry for our celebrities who appear to be caught up in false world which only gives them a bit part in the great production of life. God is nothing to many of them. Their whole lives are driven by the lusts of the flesh. These lusts are not necessarily of a sexual nature although much is but can be lust for money, adoration, worship or even notoriety. Of course this stardom is not just in the entertainment area. Politicians have now dipped into the celebrity status and guess what? they have been found out as well. Then of course there are those who believe that followers of this biblical God are delusional and declare the earth and creation as nothing more that just an accident or an evolving of a piece of slim into a human being.
Psalm 14 comes to mind ' The fool hath said in his heart There is no God. Many live their lives as if God does not exist and has no claim on them yet David declares through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in Psalm 24 'The Earth is the LORD'S and the fulness thereof the world and they that dwell therein'. Like it or not we are all - superstars and celebrities as well - under the hand of a loving God.
Is that not why He sent His Son the Lord Jesuis Christ as a human being, born of a virgin, experiencing all that we experience yet He was without sin (Hebrews 4:15). We all need to be saved from the curse of sin - celebrities and all. Think about them when you think of their star spangled lives and consider how lost many of them are because of the influence of the flesh has on their lives. Before you say that I am being judgemental about them and perhaps many others that do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour look at what God's Word states:
Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 14:6 - Jesus said 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me'.
You see I am a sinner just like everyone in this world however because I have accepted and trusted the gift of God's Son my sins no longer keep me separated from God.
Accept the gift of Christ this Christmas - not the baby in the manger but the one who died and shed His blood rising again that you might be reconciled to God.
What a gift this is.
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