Let me start with a story:

Billy Graham on one occasion told of a meeting he had with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, at one time mayor of Cologne, imprisoned by Hitler for his opposition to the Nazi regime, and later chancellor of the West German Federal Republic from 1949 to 1963. On this occasion, he looked the evangelist in the eye and said, “Mr. Graham, do you believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead?” Graham, somewhat surprised by the pointedness of the question answered, “Of course I do.” To that confident reply Chancellor Adenauer said, “Mr. Graham, outside of the resurrection of Jesus, I do not know of any other hope for this world.”

I have been gripped by this thought over the past many months. The life and resurrection of Christ not only brings personal salvation to individuals, but outside of Him, there is no hope for all creation. Which is why in Romans 8.21, Paul says that “ALL CREATION” will be liberated (and not just souls of men).

I mention this in response to your post and you mention of how people of the world have been led astray by wrong models and icons and even wrong gods.

I personally believe that we ’sons of God’ are to be held accountable to that, to a large extent. Because, where God has called us to reconcile all creation unto Himself, we have given up most of creation up to the devil, without a fight. As a result, he owns and runs what was rightfully God’s. And we Christians, who are called to take the kingdom of darkness by force, have conceded defeat over creation.

A lot of young people venerate the Shah Rukh Khans and the Lindsay Lohans because we have allowed them to. When God has asked ‘redeem’ and ‘reconcile’ ALL of creation to Himself through His Son, we have failed to do so. And we proudly justify it by saying that those things are “secular”. So far from the truth. God’s mandate to us is to go out and take the Kingdom of Media World BY FORCE for the Kingdom of God. Why should the young person listen only to the barely clad Beyonces and Madonnas? Isn’t one reason because they do not have a morally upright example to follow? Why isn’t there even ONE credible Christian in the Art world? The Music World? The Movie World? Why aren’t movies being made which will promote biblical values through life situations?

Why? Why? Why?

I worry that God will one day ask us that question, He definitely will ask me! Why is the country being run by rogues and criminals? Where are my children who should have taken the first role in running the country? We have declared the “political arena” as “devil’s territory” and we christians will have nothing to do with the Devil. Cowards, all of us! When God had called us to Take the “Political Arena BY FORCE”, to drive out criminals and rogues and to run the Country by God’s laws…

We have failed. Failed miserably. I have no right to blame the young people for going astray. I am responsible for that. I am responsible that the Shah Rukh Khans and the John Abrahams have become gods. I am responsible for putting up Lindsay Lohan and Madonna where they are! I am responsible for hiding my tail between my legs and running the opposite direction when God wanted me to redeem and reconcile ALL CREATION unto Himself.

How long will be keep fooling ourselves? How long?

When will we set ALL CREATION free? Will we? Do we care? Or we are all happy with our free tickets to heaven? As the song says, “I am on my way to heaven, I shall not be moved”!