The idea of separating the exceptional from the ordinary isn’t new.  The Greeks were masters of setting them up on a pedestal.  They told stories about their heroes – they performed plays about them – they even worshiped them.

Today, society puts the same importance on its “special” people.  We go wild over every new singing sensation.  We want to dress and look like the hottest super models.  We wish we had the talent and strength to do amazing things ourselves through those we adore.  We believe that the ones we place our hopes and dreams on will always be perfect.

Then something happens.  Either they become so full of themselves that they believe they can live any way they want or they actually believe they are invincible.  Part of that problem is created by those who worship them.

There is no man on this planet that is perfect.  There is no one person who is better than anyone else.  There is no individual who will not fall if placed up so high above others.  This is true of each and every one of us – from the athlete to the pop star to the politician to the teacher to the every man.  We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God.

He is the only One that belongs in such a position of power.  The minute we substitute Him with some thing or some one else we are setting ourselves up for great disappointment.