God has a way of bypassing those of affluence and power. He goes directly to the common people. He seems to prefer communicating with and doing his work through common people. These passages (Isaiah 6:1-8; 2 Chronicles 26:16-21; Luke 3:1-2) and many others attest to this. 

So if you’re a common person without much popularity, God certainly wants to use you for his work here on earth (of course he will use anyone, even the rich and famous). 

God uses those who are willing to take risks for his name sake. He uses those who are obedient to him. Those who remain humble will stay on course for their entire lives. Others fall by the wayside along the way. 

If you are used by God and become famous, guard your heart carefully. Your heart and emotions can play tricks with you, and Satan will use that to his advantage. He will trap you with fame and wealth. 

Avoid fame as much as possible. Jesus did. He avoided positions and prominence. Of course, the converse argument is that if you have popularity and fame, more people will hear the gospel. Maybe. But when you fall, more people will get notified of your fall and the name of the Lord will get discredited. I’m not assuming that all famous people will fail or fall into some serious sin. It just seems that Jesus avoided that at all costs. Maybe there was a reason for his refusal to accept the accolades of people. 

At one point, the people wanted to make Jesus their king, but Jesus refused. He ‘‘slipped’’ away from their grip. Often, he preferred solitary places where he could spend more time with his heavenly Father. 

There is a natural human need to be liked and accepted. We need to find our complete acceptance in Jesus. Just like him, we can fill that need by being with the the Father.

 
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