Images: Child Sacrifice
Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 18:6 (ESV)
To discuss child sacrifice in this age seems out of place and unnecessary. We have laws and most people are “decent”. We're not evil, pagan, or barbaric… are we?
In before-Christ Bible days, we get it! Godless people had “worship” rituals, where kids were sacrificed to foreign “gods”. This doesn’t happen anymore, does it?
I believe it does. In modern terms, child sacrifice might be… any willful act causing children harm.*
From human traffickers or pedophiles.
From abusive or negligent parents.
From bullies, armies, gangs, or mean teachers.
What about TV shows or “naughty” stars– who set bad examples for kids and teens, glamorizing rebellious behaviors?
Actors, models, and talent for Christ:
Consider impressionable children as an URGENT reason for your entrance into the mission fields of media. If kids don’t have wise parents (and most don’t)– they’re looking for leadership on the screens that hold their eyes 70 hours a week!
If you don’t rise to this great call, who will?
Your role?
Be cool, trending, positive examples– especially in your off-screen lifestyle.
Because if they “like” your performances, they’ll follow you on social media… which is where they’ll see your obvious FAITH: specifically, your faith in Jesus!
NOTE: ‘The prince of the power of the air’ (Ephesians 2:2), the dark angel called Satan, is now leashed (at your King’s command).
You’re God’s stars, riding the back of the beast. So look good, hold on, and enjoy the ride.
Images: Child Sacrifice (Part 12)
* Although I am not a trained apologist, I look to the story of Job, to John 9:2-3, and to Jeremiah 24:5 to find answers and encouragement regarding why bad things happen to good people:
* Eugene Peterson's (author of The Message) brilliant introduction to the Book of Job: http://holy1fire.blogspot.com/2011/05/introduction-to-job.html
* John 9:2-3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+9%3A2-3&version=NIV
* Jeremiah 24:5: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2024:5&version=NKJV
* I also believe in God's perfect justice regarding innocent victims and evil criminals. Both will receive good or bad rewards beyond what we can see or measure. Ultimately, great faith is required in hard questions, because man was not designed to understand everything. If we did, we would be gods.
NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s from God. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players.’ Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings.