Wealth and fame captive our society. Actors on strike steal headlines from the war in Ukraine. Influencers share what they eat, their favorite clothes, and the social causes currently in fashion. But these beautiful people make for unworthy guides.

The Sons of Korah wrote: People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.

None of us endures, no matter how many followers we might have on Instagram. The memories of even the most famous barely survive a generation or two.

But those who refuse to acknowledge the Lord perish doubly, losing hope in this world and finding judgement in the next. Their adoring followers share the same fate. Hitch your wagon to the wrong team of horses, and social media wisdom will take you over a cliff.

No influencer, regardless how smart or vivacious they appear, matches the wisdom of the Lord found in his scriptures. Don’t be like a beast ambling to the feed trough day after day. Turn to the Lord, who will redeem you from this current realm of the dead and take you to himself.

Psalm 49 in reading the Bible in 2023

Photo by Leif Christoph Gottwald