Men love Shine, Christ IS Shine

Tonight I watched a VH1 special about the African diamond trade in Sierra Leone. It was a trip. The special took a number of American rappers to Sierra Leone to see first hand the impact of the diamond trade on the country. The documentary then popped back and forth to feature quotes, videos and excerpts from rappers who loved the "bling-bling".

Well here are a few observations. First of all, this documentary was done by VH1. VH1, MTV and BET are the prime proponents of the videos that features rappers, rock stars and pop stars sporting expensive clothes, diamonds and gold. If they are not supportive of this stuff, then why do they play all of the videos of the stars who wear the bling? Secondly, it was a trip to watch these rappers go to very poor areas of Africa. They were speechless when they tried to explain the atrocities that happened during the civil war in Sierra Leone. Basically, they had no world-view that could explain the unbridled evil of men.

Men are evil. They will do anything for money and power. And when we focus on riches from the world no matter what the cost we are feeding into the world system that abuses the poor to provide for the rich. Just because we live in America, can we disconnect our selves from the poor child in Sierra Leone, South Africa or Botswana who is digging for diamonds all day for a dollar a day?

We don't need worldly bling. It is just a cheap attempt to bring glory to men. Any glory that will be ascribed, should only be from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. One day, he will glorify believers who have trusted in Him. He alone is worthy of Glory. Men love earthly shine, but it is a dim, cheap imitation in comparison to our matchless, bright, every glowing Savior and Creator Jesus the Christ! He is the Light of the World.