Below My Pay Grade

Last night, while Michelle Obama was speaking at the DNC in Denver, Sen. John McCain was on The Tonight Show. When asked why he did not run for public office, Leno said something like, "I can make more money with one show in Vegas." For most Americans, becoming President of the United States would be a pay increase. But it is certainly not the highest paying job in the land.

Leno went on to say that the working conditions of being President are very difficult, especially for the 'relatively' limited pay. He was certainly not saying that the job was not difficult or 'below his pay grade' in importance. However, it did bring back to my memory an answer given to the question asked by Rev. Rick Warren last week to Sen. Obama.

When asked the question, "When does a baby receive the right to protection under the Constitution?" He answered that on many levels this question was 'above' his pay grade. The question that then came to me was this, "Would he think that it is a question in Jay Leno's pay grade?" I know what many pastors make and it would obviously be above their pay grade in financial terms. Or at least that's what most must believe in American culture because they do not accept pastors' answers either.

That was a lot of verbage to really say something that has nothing to do with politics. The point is this: When we receive Christ Jesus as personal Lord and Savior, we are adopted into the family of the Most High God. That makes us joint heirs with Jesus...which puts us in the highest eternal pay bracket. And He has given us His Word with the answers to the most difficult questions in this life and culture. So whether you are a presidential candidate, a national celebrity, a pastor, or someone who has time enough on your hands to read this blog...if you know God personally and have His Word accessible to you...no important question in life is above or below your paygrade.