Casey Abrams gets saved!

Last week on American Idol, an early-in-the-season favorite got canned! I think Casey Abrams began to believe he was invincible and started making dumb choices. The guy with all the promise had been replaced by someone who seemed to be prideful and taking things for granted. Consequently he was on his way out! That is - until he was saved. That's right, the judges saved Casey Abrams. Steven, J-Lo and Randy unanimously decided to cash in their one opportunity to save a contestant on giving the talented Abrams another chance.

As you know, the contestants are required to perform one last song in hopes that the judges will use the save. Casey was giving it his best when the judges stopped him in mid-verse. Apparently, he thought they were stopping him to say, "There's no need to go on, you're out of here." But the opposite was true. They were stopping him to say, "We don't need to hear any more, we know we want to save you." The guy almost passed out. You could see it all over him. What an emotional moment. I thought he was going to throw up!

Why don't we feel that way about being saved? Lets face it - We've blown much more important opportunities than a singing contest. We've taken what we've been given for granted and yet, the Ultimate Judge has chosen to save us! Why don't we grow faint at the thought that we've been given another chance? Why don't we stagger at the thought that Christ has seen worth in keeping us around? I don't know, but we should!

This week Casey Abrams was back to his earlier standard of excellence. I thought he was the best of the night. Gone was the arrogant "I've got this in the bag" persona. He seemed humble, glad to be there and giving it his best.

God help me to do the same!