God Wants Some Groupies

EVERYBODY knows what groupies are. Groupies are people who follow celebrities around, like movie stars, singers, or athletes. They gather together to be near the celebrity. They follow the rich and the famous for a couple of reasons.

One, they just want to be in their presence. They just want to see them. They just want to touch them. They follow because they want to be near the one whom they adore.

There is a second reason they follow them. Sometimes they want to get something from them such as an autograph. Maybe they want a hug or a kiss or some kind of attention. They are groupies because they want to be near them and they want to receive from them.

Did you know being a groupie is a form of worship? It is following the one you idolize so you can be near them and so you can get something from them. I remember when I was doing a chapel for the Dallas Mavericks when Michael Jordan was with the Bulls and there would be groupies outside waiting for Michael to come from the hotel to the arena.

They would gather around in groups with slips of paper in hand because they idolized Mike. They wanted to be in his presence and they wanted something from him. Now, there is a legitimate side to that and there is an illegitimate side. But here is my point.

God is looking for some groupies. That is my point. God wants some groupies—people who want to be in His presence and who come to Him to meet their needs.