TheologyThoughts

Ed McMahon dies, only to be eclipsed by Farrah Fawcett, only to be eclipsed by Michael Jackson. Now, I'm not going to discuss the relative merits of these entertainers, but to have three such big stars die within a few days of each other is certainly unusual. These are people who had it all, riches and fame, though their personal lives indicate that riches and fame are not the essential qualities to happiness. I am put in mind of the following from Scripture:

Psa 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. Psa 146:4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.

Nice example of Hebrew parallelism here. In the context, it is God only, and not princes, not nobles, not celebrities in whom we place our trust. Why? Because their end is like everything else -- they perish. Their concerns, their relationships, their agenda, all come to a screeching halt, and all that is left is the naked spirit who comes before the throne of judgment. In whom should we trust? In what should we invest? The answer is quite obvious to any true Christian.