More Popular than Jesus

According to a recent Harris poll Barak Obama is more popular than Jesus. In fact when asked; "who they admired enough to call a hero" the Americans polled ranked President Obama higher than Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Ghandi, even Abraham Lincoln. But higher than Jesus...seriously?
I understand the current popularity of our President. His charisma coupled with promises of hope and change resonate in our times. Faced with a faltering economy, two wars and a sense that the worst is yet to come, many Americans have projected all their hopes and trust onto this man.
But I thought this was a Christian nation. That's what we've been told. We have heard that moniker applied to this nation so often that many have come to beleive it. But it is not true. I have said before and still contend that America is no Christian nation. This most recent Harris poll is just an indication that I am right. Col 3:17 says "whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord." Tell me how a people can honestly say they are doing that, and then when asked who they would consider a hero, Jesus ranks 16th. Jesus doesn't want 16th. In fact, you can't rank Jesus 16th. It's impossible. Jesus is either Lord of your life, consuming not only the top spot but all of your existence, or He is no part of you at all.
Perhaps that sounds harsh. I hope it does. I hope those words elicit some sort of reaction, becasuse Jesus said in Matthew 7 that He was going to tell some people "I never knew you" on the Judgment Day. And get this - those people actually claimed to be serving Jesus. What do you suppose He will say to those who have no time for Him at all?
Is it wrong for Barak Obama to be your hero? Well, that's not really the point. The point is, that we are called to serve Jesus with a whole heart and undying devotion. So if a person comes to us and asks us who we admire enough to call a hero, we should take care how we answer. Jesus is listening and I'm guessing that it will come up again.
So who is your hero?
-JC3