Recent Deaths

Reflecting on the recent deaths by notables I can't help but wonder what they would tell their fan base now. Would their message be the same? I don't know the status of any of them, but I wonder if Michael would be so quick to grab his crotch, would Farrah still want to be associated with the Playboy empire, and what would Billy Mays pitch now? It is my prayer that these came to know their creator before they died, and certainly now for their families in their time of sorrow. We must be ready though, in season and out to give answer for our lives and how we have lived them. As we said last week, without an advocate on our behalf we don't have a chance. Let's think though for a moment what they might say from the grave to the huge fan base that seem to have placed so much faith in these individuals. What would Micheal's big hit be now? Instead of "Beat It" would he be singing "Get It", would the theme for "Thriller" be different now? "ABC" would be Accept, Believe and Confess? I don't know, he might be singing for God's Glory now, and would want all to know they can be doing the same if they would trust and believe in God. Farrah, would tell all to love the body God gave them, that worship of the female body is the same as idolatry, and Billy Mays would be preaching "Hey I'm Billy Mays and I want you to meet my Savior" on late night infomercials.
We all should reflect now on our lives and consider are we living our fullest for His Glory? I have to do the same examination, I know each day I struggle to keep my focus on eternal things and not the things of this world. I read C.S. Lewis; Problem of Pain again recently and can't help but think of Chapt. 8 and the descriptions of hell he has so vividly explained in this chapter. A couple of thoughts from this chapter that stick out in my mind are listed below;

1. Heaven is a place intended for humans, Hell is not.
2. In heaven we become more human than ever before, in Hell we are banished from humanity.
3. A man who admits no guilt can accept no forgiveness.
Ponder these thought as you go through out the day and we will look at this further in the next few post.