After more than one celebrity death this past week I must admit I am disheartened. Not sad because I will miss those celebrities whom I will not name, ( I will tell you why in a minute). Not even sad because they are probably burning in Hell at this moment. Let’s get real, their was no evidence of a born again experience. I am sure beyond sure they were given at least one opportunity to accept Jesus, the real Jesus. Not even sad because others are sad. But I am disheartened because Jesus weeps, again. Because we as a society continue to make heroes of mortal sinful people. We turn them into idols and gods. We bless them with praise and throw our money at them. And on the day they die, we think the world is a less full place. And when they die we immortalize them and search for more of them in a way that even crashes the Internet. I refuse to name them because that would further immortalize them. I saw tweets and facebook posts and late breaking news emails that claimed they were “in Heaven now”, they were “finally at peace”, “no longer suffering”. There is but one way to Heaven, one Way only, to admit your sin and fall at the Mercy of Jesus. When that happens a life is changed and you tell everyone, and I mean shouting from the rooftops EVERYONE! And I didn’t read any tweets about that happening to either of them. Safe to say it probably didn’t. So now, they are probably in Hell, where the fire never goes out, and the thirst is never quenched and all there is is guilt, overwhelming never forgiven hopeless guilt. Forever.
yet there is an answer …. I encourage you today to make Jesus your hero today
A hero is
- someone who is perfect
- someone who can change our life
- someone who never lets you down
- someone who loves you
- someone who wants the best for you
- someone whom you can look up to
- someone who encourages you to give your best
- someone who will take your punishment when you have done wrong
- someone who will never leave you high and dry
- someone who gave His life for you
HSB Suzanne says
Thank you for this awesome testimony for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
JoJo Tabares says
I agree that America makes gods of her celebrities and worships them-not only pop stars but any in the public eye. It is sad.
Many celebrities have fame affect their beliefs about the world and about themselves. It is said that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Stars have a great deal of power in the money and fame. But there are some in Hollyweird that are grounded in their faith and do manage to avoid living a life like this.
I saw a documentary about Farrah Fawcett and interviews with her close friends. While she was still human and made mistakes as we all do, she (at least later in her life) was a Christian. I heard her former Charlies Angels stars state how she was faith filled and I believe that helped her at the end of a three year struggle with this horrible disease, cancer.
There are some pop stars who manage to resist the things that come with stardom. I don’t know for how long she knew the Lord but I do believe she was relying heavily on Him during her last days. Her friends said that she is with the REAL angels now. That is the real victory!
tami lewis says
great post! something so many people gloss over.
Kathy says
Penny,
Thank you for sharing this message! I totally agree!
Thank you for listing the qualities of our Lord Yeshua the (Only, True) Messiah (Jesus Christ). He is our only Hero we should honor fully with our daily lives and energy-giving activities, our attention, our time (Who would we like to spend most of our time with?), our money, our possessions, our skills, our giftings, our Love, our Joy (Who do we “Joy” in the most?) and our thought-life (Who do we spend most of our time thinking about pleasing?, or think about being with?).
… can’t wait until we do get to begin our adventure of eterntiy with our Dear, Precious Lord, Who gave His innocent Life in place of my guilty one, to redeem my life and soul for eternity, so I could share the inheritance only He deserved to enjoy!
Hallelujah!
The Lord bless you and keep you, blessing you in all your ways as you walk with Him, and abide in Him, Penny!
Kathy, in n.e. TN
Dineen says
Thank you for this, Penny. I was getting very tired this weekend of seeing people’s updates on social sites about someone I most certainly didn’t see as a hero. While this person certainly is a part of history, he didn’t move me.