God is grieved over the death of Michael Jackson
Posted on : 01-07-2009 | By : Dan | In : Engaging Culture, Good Reads, News
Tags: death, Michael Jackson
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This is an amazing reminder that all life is precious and valuable to God. Charles Lehmann reminds us that God does not desire the death of a sinner:
It is tempting for many of us to look at the death of Michael Jackson with just a little bit of quiet happiness. Though he was never convicted of the crime, many think he may have been a child molester. It’s quite possible that he was.
But it’s worth remembering that Jesus loves rapists, child molesters, wife beaters, politicians, and even you and me.
Jesus was so grieved by the eternal death that Michael Jackson, you, and I deserve that He was willing to be arrested for a crime He didn’t commit, undergo the worst torture that humans had conceived of to that day, and suffer the most ignominious death imaginable. He even underwent being utterly forsaken by God the Father. He died completely alone, with all the sins of the entire history of the world on His shoulders.
If it would have only been for Michael Jackson, He would have still done it. He loved him that much even if he was a child molester.
So, here is my request.
Do not begrudge the grief of those who mourn for Michael Jackson. Since it would appear that Jackson ended his life in fellowship with the Watchtower Society, there is probably no one more grieved at his death than God. It was God’s hatred of death, even the death of Michael Jackson, that moved him to destroy it once and for all on the cross.
Jesus’ grave is empty, and so shall all graves be.
Do not rejoice over the death of a sinner even if you are not mourning.
Besides, what makes you better than a rapist or a child molester? Your sin has earned the same reward theirs has.
But your sin has also been forgiven by the same Savior! What a wonderful God He is!
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I can’t describe the pain I suffer when a child is raped, killed, tortured… It’s simply a torture for me. As a mother I see my 8 months old daughter and think of those little ones whose life is completely destroyed by some souless people… I can’t forgive them. I know there’s a God who can forgive and I am sorry He’s forgiven my sins… but I can’t forgive those beasts! So if MJ was a rapist may God forgive him. But I doubt the mothers of those kids whose life may have been ruined can.
It absolutely is horrendous when a child is tortured or raped. But even that can be forgiven, even torturing and publicly humiliating the Savior of the world was forgiven. Thank God that His grace exceeds our own! But He also promises to give us this grace and enables us to extend it to others. Praise Him for this as well! It certainly isn’t easy to forgive, nor is it an overnight process – but it is something that God will enable us to do as we pray as He taught us, “Lord, forgive us our sins as we forgive others who sin against us.”
The good thing is that many kids “whose lives appear to be ruined” STILL find healing regardless because God is sovereign in their lives. He can work through whatever horrible, awful circumstance.
Thanks for this post on MJ. One of the best I’ve seen out there.