I try not to take for granted any blessing that the Lord gives me, no matter how seemingly insignificant it would be. There was a time in my life when I remember asking God to allow me the opportunity to someday meet these men that I look up to and admire for their passion, zeal for God and singular pursuit of obedience to His will. I thought to myself, maybe if I could just meet them, maybe the Lord would pass some of their anointing my way. I don’t think that it necessarily has to work that way but I hope I never let an opportunity go by where I could receive a blessing and not get it. Jacob had that kind of zeal and the Lord blessed him for it. We live in a culture where we are taught to admire worldly men who love violence and whose god is their bellies. I live in Los Angeles and very often I run into celebrities. I see the way people react to them and get all excited and stumble all over themselves for autographs and acknowledgement. It pains me to see that. Celebrities have such a forum to influence the culture and most often they shirk that responsibility or use it for personal gain or to forward ungodly agendas. I long for a time when our celebrities will be the Lou Engles, Jim Golls, and Mike Bickles of the world. Fill in any name of a person that you admire for their commitment to seeking God first, enduring persecution and carrying on the work of the gospel mostly unnoticed until years have gone by and perhaps a few will get a public forum. Nut they know that a far greater reward awaits them in heaven.
If you’re someone that seeks God diligently and works to save souls, set captives free and heal the lame then as far as I am concerned you are bigger celebrity than any of those so called megastars.