Faith and "Celebrity"

I bet that if I listed a host of "celebrity" names, most people would be able to identify more than one of them.  If I type names like Saul, Moses, Esther, Rachel, Abraham, Peter, Mary, Luke and JESUS... well, are you following me?

Our culture has come to attach much power, wisdom and value to names... simply because of this thing called CELEBRITY.  In the last five years, the notion of celebrity has drawn a wider circle of friends.  Yes, I am referring to our host of reality shows and the elevation to which they have lifted common people.  We all want our fifteen minutes of fame, don't we?  That's for another time.

What is our fixation on these distant people, with whom we have no real connection or relation?  We fixate on the distant, I think, so we do not have to know the close.  In the Kingdom, relationship is paramount.  Without relationship, how do we know the Father through the Son?  We cannot.

In the age of technology, which I love, we have warped a very positive thing.  We have lost relationship, personal responsibility and LIFE via email, social media and text messaging.  Am I missing anything?  By the time this is posted, I will likely be behind the times!

On the issue of celebrity and our fixation on it, we invest decisions, life changes, hopes and dreams in a society of people in which we no relationship.  This is simply insanity!  We all know people who will take advice and direction from a celebrity's interview clip or book before they will from a close and trusted family member, friend or trained professional.  Again, this is simply insanity!  There is no rational explanation that will convince me that this is the way we are to live.

Authority lies in one place, and that is with the Lord, King and Savior, Jesus Christ.  If He is not first, then all else is lost in our world.  When I put anything before Jesus, it fails, every stinkin' time.  Without fail!  When we choose to live a life bound by the values of the world, we lose.  When we choose to live a life outside of the Kingdom, we lose.  There is only one right and wholesome way to live, and the plan for that kind of living is outlined in the world's greatest history book.  The Bible provides the blueprint for life in every facet, and then some, by which we are to live.

Would you consider shutting off the television, putting the laptop asleep and setting aside your iPhone for 15 minutes with the Son?  You might find yourself transformed for life... and on the path to a life so full of blessings that it knocks your socks off your feet.