We are created to adore our Creator, not one of His creations!

What do you think of most celeberities nowadays? Cool? Spectacular? Awesome?
What about priests or pastors in our Church? Nice? Friendly?
Well, I'm not looking down on them, but it is better for us not to put standards which are too high for them and make them as idols. They are also sinners just like anybody else!
Just a little reminder that 'like' is different from 'adore' and 'proud' is different from 'arrogant'. One more,God must be our first priority.
Acts 10:25-26 As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. But Peter made him get up. "Stand up," he said, "I am only a man myself."
I was continuing the book of Acts chapter 10. At first, I wanted to share about verse 15 but suddenly I felt really interested to share verse 25 and 26 though these two verses are quite random compared to verse 10 if we do not read the whole story.
People nowadays tend to chase power (popularity, fame, money, prestige). They want other people to respect them for their position. However, God said that anyone who wants to be a leader must serve others! That was why He made Jesus' Name way more powerful than any other names because Jesus is humble, He wants to serve others!
Peter is a God-fearing righteous wise man. Many people respect him for his obedience to God. On the other hand, Peter didn't use people's respect on him as a chance to be popular and arrogant, he stayed humble! If we read the whole chapter 10, Cornelius is also a God-fearing man and he got a message from God to send his men to pick Peter up in Joppa. When Peter arrived at Cornelius' house, Cornelius fell at his feet in reverence, but Peter asked Cornelius to stand up (Acts 10:25-26). He doesn't want Cornelius to worship or adore him as a normal human being.
For me, Peter is really humble. I, myself, am sometimes arrogant. I sometimes use the things that God has given to me as an opportunity to show off to other people!
Nowadays, most celebrities forget why they became stars for the first place. They no longer perform to entertain people but to compete for their own popularity! Once they are popular, they become arrogant. They let people adore them or even, I saw one on the net, let their fans BOW DOWN before a new album which is just released! This world is totally insane!
This doesn't only happen in secular sectors, it also happens in the Church. Some pastors also fall because of arrogance. Once they are used by God greatly, some pastors forget that they must return back all the glory to God! Some priests steal God's glory and this is not NOT not good!
I know it is hard to stay humble. We, as human beings, sometimes forget that all we have today is from God. We must not be arrogant for all of these because we couldn't have got them if God didn't give them to us! As Christians, we must struggle to reflect God's glory in us!
Remember, we are created to worship God, not one of God's creation!
There is nothing we can do left, except give thanks to the Lord and return all the glory to Him! Because only God deserves all the glory, honor and praise! Amen!