Big news!! Wow, every where I turn one of these topics is being talked about. Opinions are rampant and everybody has one (including myself), but more importantly is “what now?”. Everyone deserves damnation… thankfully I serve a God who offers grace through His Son, Jesus. These are just some thoughts on some of these topics:
Jon and Kate: Jon allegedly cheated on Kate and got caught in a scandal… both parties are pointing fingers at each other. Could it be that both took their eyes off of Jesus and instead put it on fame and how it looks. What if they did things now that made God happy without trying to make everyone else happy? If the focus was on the Lord then, in turn, the relationships between each other would mend (God can do that). Jon & Kate are in a position to really show the love of Christ. Fame and celebrity status are great opportunities to show the world a Christ-centered life, but are also ammunition that Satan uses to destroy. I pray that Jon & Kate step back from the situation and the emotional blurriness to see the truth that God wants them to use this situation to glorify Him. Possible? I know it is!
Mark Sanford: Once again, another affair story. All things mentioned above is true in this case also. Is he truly repentant? More and more information is unfolding on his affair, and more and more fuel is being poured on the emotions of everybody who listens. I got news for you… HE HAD AN AFFAIR! Whether he slept with her 1 time or 200 times, whether he told her “I love you” or held her hand in public, or whether he lied to his wife multiple times. The real question is “what now?”. Use the situation to glorify God! Be prayed up and start making the right decisions (which I can’t think of any that will be easy). Does his wife have a right to leave him? Of course, but also has the right to stay. I can’t say what the right decision is, but I do know that God has given us an amazing gift called the Holy Spirit that if we tap into His power that no matter what the difficulties are that arise, His strength will carry you through to His glory.
Michael Jackson: This is a hard one! Was he a pedophile? Was he truly concerned about charities and children? Does he deserve to be mourned? How can people love and respect such a weirdo? The thought that keeps coming to my mind is, when he was standing before the throne and being judged by the One who is just, where is MJ spending eternity? I want it to be true that MJ is worshiping God in heaven right now, but I’ll never know until I reach that place. Jesus died on the cross for MJ and all of his sin just like for me and you. Its crazy how one man can have a impact on so many lives, good and bad, but its so easy to file away our opinions about someone elses soul as truth. There is an ultimate truth, but I pray people realize it about themselves before they die, because guessing it about someone else is only an opinion and changes nothing except your heart for better (compassion) or worse (hardening). I don’t know if MJ accepted Jesus or rejected Jesus…it doesn’t matter now…what matters now is if you have accepted Jesus or rejected Him.
Thank you God that you have given us your Son Jesus and that I have the power to make and know what the RIGHT choice is in any situation through your Holy Spirit. Will I make the right choice? That is up to me… in being obedient to You.
Mark really watches Jon & Kate ?????
Mark, you have just hit a nail on the head – look at this:
My son, preserve (safeguard/defend) sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be life for you, an ornament (enhancement/decoration)to grace your neck. Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble; when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Prov 3:21-26.
VERY well said. I am so sad about Jon & Kate and how things turned out….but who knows, maybe the Lord will use them in some way to show how things can be repaired no matter how bad they get……