Oscar

God's been stirring something up in my heart for a little while now.

You see, I love movies...I mean I really love movies. So much so that I owned a video store for a couple of years. I've got a DVD collection that rivals any I've ever seen. There's not much that's better than kicking back on a Sunday afternoon, unwinding, and enjoying a good action or comedy flick in my home theater. And that's right where God is working on me now.

Last week I found myself watching the Academy Awards. I don't typically enjoy watching awards shows, but I stopped and watched for a few minutes anyway. As the stars made their way down the red carpet, they were interviewed by various media outlets who just wanted to know one thing - "Who are you wearing?" It was all so glamorous. Cameras were flashing and fans were lining the streets screaming their names. These stars must have felt like they were the most important people in the world at that moment.

But all I felt as I watched them was sadness and heartbreak. This was probably the pinnacle of their careers and maybe their lives. Their whole goal was to get a little gold statue named Oscar. Then God led me to Psalm 135: 15-18:

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths.
Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.

Verse 21 goes on to say, "Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem."

You see, many celebrities are pursuing an idol made by human hands instead of the one true God. And so I pray that those who walk the red carpet will one day walk a church aisle and give their lives to the living God.