Ever wanted your time in the spotlight? Ever wanted to walk down the red carpet? Ever want the praise of the elite and the lifestyle that goes with it? It would be nice but it seems to out of reach. The good life or the blessed life is for those at the top of the tree but not for me. The bar seems too high to get over. Or it is to fickle to find out how to get it.
But listen to what King David says Ps 32 says:
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit. (32:1-2)
This head of state believes Blessed are the wicked forgiven. This is the blessed life. Do you think you could live up to that?
Many a PR officer has been enrolled to lift the profile of people chasing lasting popularity and the perks that come with it. Regularly we see Politicians, rocks stars, sports heroes and others that seem to have a charmed life try to distance themselves from events at a nightclub, bad behaviour, words ‘misquoted’, women ‘they’ve never met’ or ‘heard of’, men they've not had sexual relations with.
What was King David’s strategy to attain the blessed life?
I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. (32:5-6)
Why don’t you do the same? Say sorry to God and you have God’s approval. He already knows who you are and what you need. Turn to him. You are a real person not some media liaison officer’s airbrushed and packaged stooge who is scared the rest of the world is going to find them out as a fake. God knows (and deep down you may well know too) that you need to be reconnected with him. He is the one who holds life, death and riches of life and relationships in his hand.
True popularity comes from the approval of the Lord of the universe. This popularity is secured through Jesus who died for our sin and rose again to put us right with God. He did this so we might live the full life. Live it for eternity and live it in the presence of the God who blesses us and longs to give us every good thing.
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