The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY!

[Read:  Luke 23-24}

Clint Eastwood starred in a movie, many years ago, entitled:  "The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY."  And we could title the scene from Luke 23:13-25 the same:  Jesus was "the GOOD guy"...Barabbas was "the BAD guy"...and the crowd got "UGLY!"

Movies, when I was growing up, always had stars that were "the GOOD guys...the HEROS!  My personal favorite was "The King of the Cowboys," Roy Rogers!  It was easy to tell the good guys from the bad guys--the good guys always wore white hats and the bad guys wore black hats.   Now-adays, it's not so easy.  It's more popular to be BAD!  Clint Eastwood made another movie called, "Dirty Harry."  And that seems to be the theme these days in Hollywood.....the dirtier, the more ugly or frightening they can make a movie--the better!  Bad is "mixed" with good.  X-cons become the heros, stealing becomes an art, and lying and cheating (especially in marriages and in business) is deemed not only entertaining, but also acceptable.  No wonder our society is gravitating to the dark side....favoring the demonic, the immoral, and the destructive.

What are we teaching our youth?  What are people seeing and hearing from us?   Is it a Christ-like nature!  Stars are supposed to SHINE!  We are to be followers and fans of Christ.  He's the STAR that we are to worship!  Look towards the LIGHT...quit setting in the dark!

Many so-called ministers today have disquised themselves as "wolves in sheeps clothing"--actors who stand on a platform (stage)--performing.  Not preaching the pure Word of God (their messages are not taken from The Holy Bible), substituting a script written only to "tickle ears" (entertain)!

Let us be committed followers of Christ.  Let us follow after Him...devoting our lives to Him,  He is truly the only STAR we are to worship!