Remember the oldie but goodie song, ‘You Don’t Have to Be a Star to be in My Show’, by Marilyn McCoo
and Billy Davis, Jr.? That song seems to go against the grain of human nature. Who
doesn’t want to be a star of some kind or another? Maybe it’s like being
a millionaire. The popular TV game asks, ‘Who
Wants to be a Millionaire?’ The answer, ‘Who
doesn’t? Who wouldn’t, even if Uncle Sam grabs his fair share?
It is both interesting and informative to note the idea of a person being
a star or shining like a star isn’t just a modern day concept, as one might
suspect.
God, Himself, has this on His mind, too. Surprised?
He sent a special angel to Daniel to convey this critical message that echoes
across the ages:
And many of those who sleep in the dust of
the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting
contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the
brightness of the firmament, snd those
who turn many to righteousness [shall
shine] like the stars forever and ever. (Daniel 11: 2 – 3)
wOw! Imagine that.
Compare that to
Hollywood and Bollywood stars. And everything science has learned about
physical stars suggests they, too, eventually will deplete their
resources, burn-out and implode. But here is a kind of star that will shine forever
and ever!
This is one of the
many rewards Jesus promises for the faithful, in this particular case for those
who are wise and those who turn many to righteousness. Interesting invitations with great
reward, I’d surely say! What about you?
Wanna be a star …forever?
