Michael Jackson died at age 50 today. This is the man who basically gained the whole world! He is one of the only truly world-wide icons of our day. Justin Taylor wrote this concerning MJ
"I remember once looking at the liner notes from an album of his, and he quoted the final lines from William Ernest Henley's famous poem, Invictus:
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
Those are not the words you want written on your tombstone."
It is truly sad to say that this man really did gain the whole world and lost his own soul. May we use this as an opportunity to spread a passion for the gospel of God to all people. May we learn from Michael that gaining the world does not give true identity and does not provide true happiness. This man completely struggled with the core of his identity. We all saw how this effected everything about him. Let's pray that his children and family will see the futility of his pursuit and find that true identity is in the God who created them.
Hey Mike,
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled on your blog. Michael Jackson's life really was a sad story and the media attention has been getting shows where our culture's priorities lie... more opportunity to share the gospel though!!! God is good...
Greg (sixer for life)