There’s a book by a guys called John Powell called ‘Why am I
afraid to tell who I am?’ the response on a person he asked was ‘because if I
tell you who I am you may not like it, and that is all that have’. This dialogue captures
our deep need to be accepted and understood. Most of the time that’s good but there are times we
need to be clear what we stand for. I think relationship with Jesus Christ transcends
denomination but it has a simple and clear message. God stepped into time in
the form of a human because He loved us and wanted to give us a way by which we
could freely choose to reject or accept His love. His death paid the price of
sin and His resurrection gave Him and those who invite Him into their heart,
victory in the spiritual war which has raged since time began. Many
choose to reject anything with even a whiff of God about it – that is their free
choice. Many others choose to embark on a personal voyage of discovery of who Jesus is as they journey through life.
This week in America they had the Grammy awards. It’s my understanding
after reading various media reports that it was offensive to the point where
one Christian singer Natalie Grant who was nominated for an award got up and
left. If sex sells and it does, shocking sex sells more. On hearing she'd left the event, the organism that is social media exploded in multicoloured hype trying to draw her into argument
about her views on Katy Perry’s satanic ritual, Beyonce`s twerking, or the mass
gay marriage ceremony which took place as part of the events ‘entertainment’…
But this woman gave such a wise response and I quote –
“We left the Grammy’s
early. I have many thoughts about the show tonight, most of which are probably
best left inside my head. But I’ll say this: I have never been more honoured to
sing about Jesus and For Jesus. And I’ve
never been more sure of the path that I’ve chosen”.
What I love about this is she didn't criticise or judge or get caught up in foolish controversies which entangle. Nope
she pointed us all to the only real celebrity, Jesus Christ and in doing so highlighted the simple truth
that He alone is worthy of all glory honour and praise.
Hugs Ruth
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