Whitney Houston died this week and like always, the press is trying to honor her and make her out to be some kind of great person. We have seen this type of post-death media hype with Michael Jackson, Dale Earnhardt, and others. Why would we consider Whitney Houston to be a great person? Because she could sing? She was rich? She was a celebrity? How does any of those things make her a great person worthy of honor? I say that they do not.
When I look at Whitney, I see someone who was given a beautiful voice by God. Yet, she wasted that gift on immorality, selfishness, and drugs. She abused the talent for her own desires, instead of using her talent for God. I believe she should be pitied for what she never achieved, not honored for the worthlessness of what she did. In our society today, heroes and great people come cheap. A little money and a little fame and the media will make you a great person. That kind of greatness is worthless because it is not about how you lived your life.
We should always remember that God has given us the talents that we have. However, talent is not enough. God expects us to use those talents for Him and to multiply what He has given to us in order that greater things can always be done (Matthew 25:14-30). God has given every person talents and abilities. Those talents and abilities do not define us though. What defines us is how we use them in our lives for God. May we use them for the honor and glory of God – not self gratification.
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