Death....The Final Frontier

Psa 34:18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

This has been a week for the death of celebrities. First there was Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's sidekick from the Tonight Show. Farrah Fawcett, heart throb of kids back in the 70's. Then yesterday news was reported of the death of Michael Jackson. It seemed as thought the entire force of News outlets were focused on these three individuals. In no way do I wish to demean or speak ill of them.

Perhaps I should look at the way the world looks at these three. As with anyone, we seek to put people in the best light as humanly possible. We want to forget and forgive their past indiscretions and mess ups. We want to focus on their contribution to the arts and mankind at large. But their death only serves to highlight what Scripture says. It is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment. We have a tendency to elevate those of celebrity status beyond the reach of God himself. That these people are the untouchables. We are such a fickle bunch. We revel in their success and at the same time, we relish their downfalls. Maybe we are more responsible for their actions than they are? No. We all stand before God on our own to answer for the things we have done and the decisions we make. We don't really want to believe these things. We want to believe that we are a byproduct of evolution. A creation by chance and by being so, there are no limits or boundaries to hinder our expressions of who we have been created to be. There is not God or gods who can tell us what to do or how to live. After all, we are a by product of chance, therefore we hold no responsibility to our actions. Oh, my friend, how contrary to the Word of God can you be. Your very existence, your next breath, the beat of your heart only continues because God Almighty has decreed it to be so. He needs not your belief to exist. He doesn't need your opinion to form the basis for his decisions and plans. We need to fall on our faces and give thanks that He has not returned yet to bring His people out, thus sealing the fate of those who have rejected Him and His offer of salvation.

My prayer is that each of these three found the truth of Jesus before they passed from this life to the next. Death is merely the vehicle used to transport us. It is here on this side of death that we make decisions for or against the offering of eternal life Jesus has extended. He doesn't beg, he doesn't cajole, he simply says, "All who are weary and heavy laden come to me and I will give you rest."

In the death of celebrities, the world seeks to hold them up and remember them in a kind of false view of their lives. We seek to find the good in these three in an effort to not look at ourselves. Those we thought would never die have succumbed to the curse of Adam, that is death. No one escapes, no one cheats it, we all enter eternity this way. Society seems to somehow view these three celebrities collective talent and success as the measure of their spiritual goodness and worthiness. Society has lifted them beyond responsibility for the things they did here on earth.

We will all give an account of our life here.
We will all stand before God.
The unbeliever for why he rejected Jesus.
The believer for his works here on earth.
I do not wish to place a mark on those who have recently died, I only want you to consider the truth of God in the light of what society says is right.
God wins every time.
Find Him today for yourself....

God on you........
mb