The Academy Awards! The night when Hollywood's finest, dress to the nines with all the jewels, glamor, and glitz the movie business can muster. As I sit back on my cozy couch, with my comfy pants, sweatshirt, and a little snack; I watch the stars walk the Red Carpet with the paparazzi, interviews, and E! sizing up how good they look. I must have repeated a million times-"Gosh, what would that life be like?" or "I want to do that, dress up so nice, and be a part of the greatest awards night in the buisness". Then the camera pans inside the great Kodak Theater (today called Dolby), a vast auditoriam filled with people who make more money then my world will ever know. Can we even put a price tag on the net worth of that room? WOW. Again, what would it be like to be a part of that world!
And then I had a rather profound thought! The Academy Awards is the evening when they present the highest honors to those in the business that have achieved greatness. Only invited members of the Academy are allowed to attend. The rest of us can only look on from a distance. Likewise, in an eternal perspective, someday we will be invited to a great "Academy Awards Ceremony." The Heavenly "Kodak" theater will be perpared with a marvelous red carpet outside and only those who have been invited will be dressed to the nines. They will have the life that all envy, with all the blessings and 'glamor' our Heavenly Father has. But only those invited will be allowed to attend. The rest must only look on. Each seat is open; waiting for its occupant to fill. Once filled, the theater's net worth will be incalcuable. As we wait for that great Ceremony, let us never forget that we want to be ones walking the Red Carpet; not sitting on a couch looking on. Let there be no empty seats in the Kodak Theater!
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