Five Minutes of Fame

Five minutes of fame! Time and time again those words are repeated when someone, some how, draws the attention of the media and finally gets noticed. Hopefully those people gained their five minutes of fame for a good thing that they have done. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.


I'll bet that you probably have not had five minutes of fame. Very, very few people get to experience that. Let's try another question. How many people even know your name? For most of us that number is relatively small. If you choose to follow Christ, it is very unlikely that you'll get five minutes of fame in this world. But, that's okay. We don't need five minutes of fame to be found to be a faithful follower of Christ.

I was reading in Acts 1:21-26 about the process that the disciples went through to find a replacement for Judas. In these verses the qualifications for the individual to become the 12th apostle are laid down. The candidates had to be people who had accompanied Jesus from the beginning of His ministry, who had witnessed the resurrection, and who had remained faithful followers of Christ.

Two names were put forth. The thing that caught my attention is not their names. What I noticed was that there were many individuals who had faithfully followed Christ without ever having their names recorded in the Bible. They were the unknown, and unnamed followers of Christ. We have all heard of the 12 disciples. They had their five minutes of fame. Many of us can name their names. Some of you may also be able to name the disciple who replaced Judas. Without looking, do you know his name? You do, great! What is the name of the guy who was not chosen? (You'll find the answer in Acts 1.)


But, there were many unnamed, unknown disciples who faithfully followed Christ and their names were long-ago forgotten. They never got their five minutes of fame. I hope and pray that your name can be added to the list (that doesn't exist, except in Christ's eyes) of those who remain faithful even when almost no one else knows about it.


Are you one of the unknown followers of Christ? (Unknown to the world, but very, very well-known to Christ.) I pray that our tribe will increase.

~Pastor Dean