As I was putting some finishing touches on Sunday's message, I found it interesting and fitting that of all the celebrities that have passed on into the next life this week, one who no one is talking about will be one of those who will inherit the new heavens and the new earth. Though I do not know for certain about the salvation of Ed McMahon, Farah Faucett, and Michael Jackson, and can only guess (with much grief in my soul) that their eternal fate is one of utter horror. They, though in some ways seemed to have partial rule of the earth in this life, will suffer eternal torment. They are the ones talked about. They are the ones discussed and written about in the big newspapers and magazines.
However, Jesus (whose only opinion ultimately matters) says that those who are meek (mild, humble, unassuming, willing to suffer and succomb so as to prevent inflicting punishment, gentle, etc.) are those who are blessed of God and will inherit the earth. Those who gave of themselves and of their own personal agendas for the good of others will be the ones who inherit the earth from Christ Himself. What a massive role reversal! Now it is the opposite. Those with power seem to have rule on the earth. Those who step on others to climb to the top seem to be those on the top of the world. But it's only for a moment.
Yesterday, when all the talk of Ed, Farrah, and Michael was going on, Chris Leggett was shot by two Al-Queda militants. He had been serving our King spreading His name in Africa for the past 6 years. You can read a bit about it here and here and here. May God bless his wife and four children during these days. May we, as Christ's followers, remember that those who meekly and mildly and gently and humbly serve others as we serve King Jesus will inherit the earth in the age to come.
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Thank you so much for the comment on the so called celebrities. i have been thinking the same thing and am glad someone else recognizes it, too. There was a comment made on-air about Michael Jackson moonwalking in heaven. I looked at the TV and said, I DON"T THINK SO. If he was a CHRISTIAN, you could not tell it from his lifestyle. And isn't that a telling sign? I want everyone to know that Christ is my King.
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