Michael Jackson is gone, and so are some Christians!!!

We have all heard that Michael Jackson has died. The King of Pop is gone. America has lost another icon. One of the thoughts that I cannot get out of my mind is where will he be for eternity. Amy and I put on our facebook status to pray for the Jackson family. That comment brought out a lot of comments and most were very sinful because they lacked love. The scripture is clear that when we lack love sin is our motivation. The comments made me ashamed of the statements of these Christians. A lot of pious comments like, "Good, the child molester deserved to die." I was appalled by those comments. I thought, "Without the grace of God we would all be finished!" The only difference between Michael Jackson and the follower of Jesus Christ is grace. Not only that... We don't know if he ever gave his life to Jesus Christ. Only Jesus Christ knows, and we need to pray for his family. That maybe by his death, that Jesus Christ would draw some of them to Himself.

Michael Jackson is arguably one of the most well know figures in the history of the world. He was also a very troubled individual. He had very few people in his life that actually cared for him. When I watched him, I noticed that he seemed a lot like a child. There seemed to be a lot of layers to his personhood. He seemed different from your average Joe. He was creative, talented, gifted and a world icon. However, he died at 50 years old. He has not lived a day longer or shorter according to the sovereign plan of Jesus Christ. He has gone on into eternity.

To us Christians who are cheering about his death... Shame on us, period! He is just like us, and he desperately needed the grace of Jesus Christ. Have we left our reason for why we were saved? Grace! Read Ephesians 2:8-10, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." That is the reason why we are Christians or followers of Jesus Christ. Do not judge Michael Jackson. The key between a follower of Jesus Christ and Michael Jackson... GRACE! So let us get over ourselves, and if we can't then we are gone, period!