Who is More Famous Than Jesus?

Posted on Feb 25, 2021 Topic : Men's Christian Living, Women's Christian Living

Sports, music, movie, and social media sensations come and go, but your child only needs to follow Jesus—the one celebrity whose star power never fades. Share Christ's "True Hollywood Story" with your tween today.

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What makes a person famous? Does being famous mean having a certain number of followers on social media? Do famous people need to star in blockbuster movies or release popular songs or appear on TV? And what about those who are super well known in their school or community—the people whose names everyone seems to know? Are they famous?

Everyone wants to be recognized. Everyone wants to be known by others. And some people do become famous—meaning that if someone says that person’s name, others are going to instantly know who they are. In today’s world of Instagram and YouTube and TikTok, average people who aren’t athletes or musicians or actors can become famous if enough people start following them.

There are a lot of people in our world who we are very aware of because of their talents (like singing or acting), sports skills (like tennis or soccer), or social media presence (like fun YouTube videos). But did you know that in not very many years, no one will remember these people? New singers and actors will appear, athletes will get old and retire, and the fun YouTube videos will get boring. It might seem weird to imagine, but eventually nobody is going to know who these people were and what they did.

Famous people may look impressive now. Their follower counts on social media may be massive. But in time, all of that will go away. For most celebrities, nobody will even remember their names.

There’s one name, though, that people will never forget—and that’s the name of Jesus.

Jesus never published a book, and yet there are more books written about Him than any other subject… ever. He never wrote a song, and yet more songs are written about Him than any about other person who lived. He never physically traveled more than 300 miles (which is shorter than the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco) from the place where He was born, and yet there’s no place on earth you can go where people don’t know His name. And more and more people keep learning who Jesus is even though He’s been physically gone from this earth for more than 2,000 years.

Jesus is a unique celebrity. Stores make a lot of money during the month of His birthday. (Christmas!) Family gatherings take place all around the world in celebration of His resurrection. (Easter!) All four books of the Bible known as the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—tell the story of His birth. The Bible tells us why Jesus is the only person who ever lived on earth who should be known as a true celebrity: “Being in very nature God, [Jesus] did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness” (Philippians 2:6-7).

Many celebrities travel with an entourage—a group of people who help them by doing everything from ordering food to protecting them from crazy fans. Most of the time, celebrities like to keep some distance from their fans. They need a little space from the people who are crowding in to get an autograph or take a picture with them.

Jesus isn’t like that. Even though He’s the biggest celebrity of all time, we can get as close to Him as we want to. We can spend as much time as we like in His presence. He always makes time for us. And by knowing Him, we can receive some pretty good stuff—things that are way better than autographs or selfies.

As you get to know some of Jesus’s names and titles, learn more about what it means to follow Him, and maybe even choose to become one of His followers, you will discover how amazing it is to know personally the most famous individual of all time—Jesus.