After - Day 34

We never really hear from Matthias again.

That is not an indictment on his character, just that he was not used by the Holy Spirit as powerfully as many of the other apostles, and certainly not in any fashion as close to how powerfully Paul was used by God.
 
But that does not mean that he was not a witness to the resurrection of Jesus. Not everyone who witnesses becomes famous for doing so, or for leading, or writing or preaching. 
We live in a celebrity culture where we have a feeling that the more you are known, the more important you are. And this is patently untrue. While some are gifted for great influence, and are given such influence, some are destined to be incredibly important in the lives of a few, and that is no less noble, and no more important than the call to a larger influence.

Because we are so used to celebrity, we find a skewed idea of what is important. I was blessed to grow up before the internet and certainly before social media. Influence was gained by the work that one did, by the academic prowess, but what you wrote and what you did. It was not about how many followers you had, but about the work you put into those things you created that people found valuable.
 
In today’s culture, it is about how many people are listening, not so much about what you are saying, and there is a danger in this. How are you curating your words so that whatever influence you have makes a difference and is a benefit to someone’s life?

Was Mattias worthless to the call of God? Not at all, while we don’t know what he did, my bet is that he made a dent in the universe for the people around him. It is okay to toil for God in relative obscurity, in fact, that is a beautiful thing to do.
 

1. Who are the “celebrity” christians that you follow or admire? 
2. Why?
3. Who really has influence over your life? 
4. How can you make sure you are curating your influence in a way that is positive and a blessing to others