Miss California set the example for every follower of Jesus. The example is to stand up for your values and beliefs even if it may cost you an earthly crown. I was thinking about what she did at the Miss America Pageant and 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 came to mind:
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners (or beauty pageant contestants) run (or walk down the runway), but only one gets the prize. Everyone who competes in the games (or pageant) goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last (one for a year in this case); but we (Christ followers) do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly (or walk like a contestant without good posture); I do not fight like a man beating the air (or answer a question without being honest). No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
Miss California, thanks for being honest and standing up for what you believe. Thanks for representing the state of California, where a majority of the people believe the same way you do (as well as most of the country). You said the same thing Barack Obama said in an interview with Rick Warren. You stood up for the definition of marriage that has lasted since the existence of man and woman.
Most of all you stood by what God ordained from the beginning. You stood for absolute truth.
You did it in a very loving way, not condemning those who may oppose your view or the homosexual community.
Thanks for being real, honest and authentic. Even though you may have lost something you have been training for your whole life, you took a stand for something more important and something you will have for eternity.
You seized the day and took advantage of the position you were in to make a difference.
This reminds me of another woman who went through a beauty pageant of sorts. Esther was found to be the most beautiful woman by the king. She became his wife and this was said about her later when there was an attack being levied against God's people: "And who knows but that you have come to this position for such a time as this?"
Miss California, maybe it was God's providence for you to be in such a position as this so that you could stand for God's kingdom. Thanks for seizing the moment.
2 comments:
I was totally impressed with Miss California as well for standing up for the truth. Took a lot of courage but look at all the media coverage - an amazing witnessing tool in the end!!
Still to this day, I remember the sermons you gave at camps in summer on Esther on her courage.
Heard a lot about her answer. gotta give her credit for doing something most people might be afraid to do in smaller settings let alone in front of millions of people
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