This is a crowd that is new to me for the most part. I didn't even know who many of them were. I DID know Julie Andrews and it was such fun to see her, she looks great after all these years.
There were some really good moments. I was shocked to see Lady Gaga singing songs from The Sound of Music. She did an amazing job, she has a gifted voice, I never knew that. I also was moved to tears by John Legend's Glory performance. It was beautiful.
When it was all over... I said to myself... "where is God in this?"...
God wasn't visible at all... political and social statements were made without apology, but I don't think I heard God mentioned one time. I know that there are Christians in Hollywood, but this whole night did not reflect that.
It made me sad. It was such a reflection of how many in this life are 'winning' trophys and awards that will be gone so soon.
Eternity seems like an afterthought.
I remember years ago reading Catherine Marshall's book "Beyond Ourselves". The first words of the book said...
"The search for God begins at the point of need."
I also was reminded that the lost of this world, in Hollywood and everywhere else, are exactly the ones that Jesus gave his life for...
I was one of them... until I knew who Jesus was, and accepted him as my saviour... I was as lost as anyone.
Tullian Tchividjian said it so well, in talking about the cross...
"Jesus came and did all of that for bad people, because bad people are all there is."
There is a whole world out there who doesn't know Jesus yet. I can slide into complacency way too easily. The world around is demanding. Life can distract us and dim the real purpose and goal...
I want those who don't know that God is real, to find him, to know the peace of an eternity that is coming, and to find the true purpose and meaning in this life.
So I am convicted and challenged in my own walk, to be alive and aware of opportunities all around me, and to share that hope...
The clock of life is ticking...
