 Vody, Vody, Vody, Vody, Vody, Vody, Vody, Vody, Vody Bakem, Vody Bakem. All you hear is Vody Bakem. Let me tell you the truth about Vody Bakem. When you tune into YouTube, one thing you are definitely going to notice is how often videos are put out to discuss Vody Bakem. Vody Bakem this, Vody Bakem that, all of the people that praise him, and in a few that who are his detractors, but most of you are going to see his fans, people who really like Vody Bakem. There is even a channel, and I do like the channel, it's called Reform Wiki, who has grown probably 40, 50,000 subscribers in probably a month's time, two months' time, primarily using the video clips, the sermon clips of Vody Bakem. You got people who will sing his praises. To know in, Vody Bakem this, and I can see why some people can get a little bit agitated and irritated by it. It's like, man, will you stop talking about Vody Bakem? I'm just kidding. I've really been looking for an opportunity to use that clip. But the truth is, I am a fan and admirer of Vody Bakem. I told you all before that though I'm newer to YouTube, I'm not new to this. I'm a Christian who happens to be on YouTube, but I'm not a Christian YouTuber. I recall having a conversation with Vody Bakem and my passions, Mother's Grilla, we were in a meeting with some other ministers, and one of the things that he said about, this is before his star became what it is today, he talked about why people are starting to clamor to him and why he's getting some recognition and notoriety. A lot of it had to do with the fact that here's a guy who was not someone who they thought he would be. In Texas, you've got a lot of pastors who are looking to jostle for notoriety and fame to become the guy, right? And you've got all these men who have these different gimmicks and these different things that they can try to do to get their name out there. But not Vody Bakem. Here's a man, as he says, he is a well-spoken black man, which makes him attractive. Not my words, but those are his words. And there's something to that because some of the men that were around here, they would say some things, try to put on airs, speak a certain way to try to get attention, but not him. Because one of the things that he did say, and I wholeheartedly agree was, if you just let the word speak, then that's all you need. Let God do the speaking through you. And if he wants to increase your fame, increase your star through that, that's on him. What you just do the work of, as Paul said, you do the work of, and evangelists. But let me tell you the truth about Vody Bakem, and I promise you this, he would agree as well as his family would also. Vody Bakem is a man who is prone to make mistakes. Vody Bakem is a man who can sin, Vody Bakem is a man who can be selfish, Vody Bakem is a man who could probably seek his own interest in his own gains. This is no big secret. He'll tell you this. He said this before. I'm saying this because we all are like that. It's not just Vody Bakem, it's everyone else that you can think of. Why am I saying this? Well, because too often, you'll see people latching onto men of God rather than the man of God, which is Jesus Christ himself. Don't get yourself caught up in following the fame and the star of any one man, because that is not what we are supposed to do. Psalm 118 says it is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust man. I don't care who the man is. I don't care if it's Vody Bakem. I don't care if it's John MacArthur. I don't care if it's your favorite teacher, Tony Evans, if it's Dr. David Jeremiah or David Jeffers. I don't care who it is. If that person isn't Jesus Christ, they are not worthy of your allegiance. But like Paul said, follow me as I follow Christ, and so it's okay to listen to a person and to follow what they're saying as long as it follows Christ. But what happens sometimes is if a person says something that another person disagrees with and that person happens to be someone that you are a fan of, well then the person that critiques that person, even if they're right, now becomes your enemy. Remember when we were in kindergarten and if someone didn't like you, you would tell your friends, he's not our friend because we're mad at him. He's not our friend. Well, that's what kids do. Because little Bobby said something bad about Susie doesn't mean that I can't be friends with little Bobby or I can't agree with Bobby. Maybe if little Susie had it coming. Maybe when you critique some of these pastors, some of these preachers, maybe they had it coming. Maybe, just maybe, they're not perfect. So while I do agree with the overwhelming majority of what Vodibacum has to say and while I do agree with a lot of these pastors, there's no one worth me giving 100% allegiance to. And I say this again. Be careful that just because this person is someone you like that you don't find yourself being more in leagues with him, the man than you are with God. Amen.