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10.20.2011
10.16.2011
A Christ for the Rich and Famous
I've been thinking a lot about who Christians witness to. Mission trips are focused on poor populations 99% of the time. We feel bad about the way they live, what they eat, what they wear, their health and so to add some joy in their life and to give them hope for an eternal life filled with blessings, Christians tell these "poor" people about Christ- His love, His mercy, His power. We tell them all He can do because we feel like their earthly life is in such destitution that they need a Provider.
What about those that are rich? What about celebrities, CEOs, managers...the people we see everyday who seem to have it all? How often do we feel the need to tell them about the love of Christ? The rich need a Savior just as badly as the poor do.
Steve Jobs died on October 1. He was 56. He was a billionaire. He was a buddhist. Steve Jobs could have had anything he ever wanted in this world. He was idolized, admired, respected, and loved, but he wasn't saved. I wonder if anyone told him about Christ. He was an intelligent man, I don't doubt he knew of Christ. But I wonder if anyone sat down with him and told him about Christ, and told him that Christ could offer him a life beyond this one.
Maybe he wasn't the first on anyone's list to witness to because he seemed to have everything. Christians usually go for those who are depressed, weak, and poor first. I think it's time for that to change. The richest people you know may seem to have everything they need and you may be intimidated to speak to them about Christ, but pray for courage and wisdom and spread the good news of a loving Savior, who loves the rich man just as much as the poor man and whose blood equally pardons the sins of both.
Proverbs 22:2- The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
What about those that are rich? What about celebrities, CEOs, managers...the people we see everyday who seem to have it all? How often do we feel the need to tell them about the love of Christ? The rich need a Savior just as badly as the poor do.
Steve Jobs died on October 1. He was 56. He was a billionaire. He was a buddhist. Steve Jobs could have had anything he ever wanted in this world. He was idolized, admired, respected, and loved, but he wasn't saved. I wonder if anyone told him about Christ. He was an intelligent man, I don't doubt he knew of Christ. But I wonder if anyone sat down with him and told him about Christ, and told him that Christ could offer him a life beyond this one.
Maybe he wasn't the first on anyone's list to witness to because he seemed to have everything. Christians usually go for those who are depressed, weak, and poor first. I think it's time for that to change. The richest people you know may seem to have everything they need and you may be intimidated to speak to them about Christ, but pray for courage and wisdom and spread the good news of a loving Savior, who loves the rich man just as much as the poor man and whose blood equally pardons the sins of both.
Proverbs 22:2- The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
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