Another Milestone...

And so, Oprah has left officially, a major network TV outlet, with a great deal of fanfare, etc, over her ‘retirement’. She is of course now going to devote her time to other ‘Media Projects’, such as her own Television Network Channel, but one cannot help but wonder, who will fill, what many feel to be, a void on afternoon TV?

I would be the first one to admit, Oprah has done a great many things, for even a greater number of people. Her rise to stardom from humble and troubled beginnings is a marvel in itself, for what she has overcome and accomplished. However, I can not help but remember, on more than one show, her sometimes outright denial of Jesus being the only way to Heaven. Some of you may even recall but a few short years ago, her ‘argument’ with some members of her audience, who were clearly Born Again Christians, about the importance of Jesus and His ‘role’ in our very salvation.

I am not here to belittle her vast accomplishments, but rather to point out, that even someone as popular as her, even someone who does ‘great works’, and even someone like her who does promote a ‘good life’ with moral values, that very person still has publicly denied Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.

Now, before I am accused of running down Oprah, do remember as well, what were some of her most popular shows? Yes, the ones in which she gave away many “things”; material possessions, ‘Bling’ for the most part. Yes, for our consumer mentality driven North American mind-set, these were quite the shows indeed.

But, to bring up the spiritual aspect again, as popular as she is, and with all that she has done, remember, she still at the end of the day, denies Jesus as the one we all need to rely on for our eternal destination, not for a few mere objects to get that ever so brief ‘feel good’ moment.
I need not remind my fellow believers, that our often prophesied about ‘End Times’ are undoubtedly closer than most would care to admit. I am certainly not the one to draw the proverbial line in the sand for anyone to consider who we should ‘support’ or ‘follow’ here on good ol’ Planet Earth, but at the same time, should we not perhaps examine our ‘idols’, and who we ‘should’ be ultimately following as # 1?

Just…Thoughts…