As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. But Peter made him get up. 

“Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”

‭‭Acts‬ ‭10‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I have a habit of making a big deal of little things. 

In my Bible studies, i always seem to get hung up on obscurity. 

Here’s Cornelius, meeting Peter for the first time, an apostle and first-hand witness of Jesus himself.

Star struck. 

Get up Cornelius, I am but a man myself, Peter said. 

Meeting famous people is a rare occurrence for most of us, maybe a little less rare here in Las Vegas. But our knee-jerk reaction is often equivalent to that of Cornelius. 

Maybe not to drop to our knees but to get a little weak kneed at least. 

Our culture worships idols. 

No surprise, taking focus off the creator to spotlight the creation is Satan’s mission. 

We’re easily enamored and all too caught up in cultural icons of our worship. 

Satan is insidious by design.

Anything to take our eyes off Jesus often becomes his domain to lead us astray. 

So get up, Cornelius. 

Don’t allow yourself to become star struck in worshipping anything or anyone but the One who made us all from the very beginning.