David Geffen is a billionaire. I don't begrudge him his wealth. God grants the power to accumulate wealth--or lose it. But in a cringe-worthy, tone-deaf moment, Mr. Geffen posted a picture on his Instagram account that is likely to follow him forever.

Here's that post of Geffen, suffering off the Caribbean Islands aboard his $590 million yacht 'Rising Sun.' 

His vessel can accommodate 18 guests and boasts a staff of 55 people. It even has a basketball court. Not a bad way to ride out the crisis.

But I'm not put-off by his money, his yacht, or even his Caribbean trip. Here's my takeaway. In the middle of a global crisis, someone with power, influence, and a lot of resources, not only failed to aim that power toward helping relieve suffering, but seemed dismissive. More than social media smugness, it came across as sheer mockery.  

Geffen sent that pic to his 84,000 Instagram followers, letting them know he too was feeling the hardships of enforced solitude. I don't know who gave him a quick self-awareness tip, but that post disappeared faster than Toilet Paper at Publix.  

In fact, just for good measure, he deleted his Instagram account entirely--but not before a few key, influential people laid eyes on that post, and to combat their stay-at-home boredom, they got busy roasting. Here's a few samples of the backlash: 

Aaron Levie, CEO of business software company Box write, "Brave of David Geffen to do social isolation on a cruise ship." 

Another quipped, "Billionaires, please back off--we can't all ride out this crisis like you, self-isolated on a giant yacht."

But one celebrity, musician John Mayer composed a parody jingle and unleashed it on the public. Can I say it? His song went VIRAL. The title? "Drone Shot of My Yacht." It goes like this... 

"Drone shot of my yacht/it's all I got/I'm alone on the water," John sings. "Let me flex these specs/456 feet, six or seven decks/And I know y'all wanna stretch your necks to see what I got on it…” 

The bad news? John Mayer probably won't be invited on David Geffen's yacht once the coronavirus blows over. 

But the good news? Jesus came and died for selfish, tone-deaf people like David Geffen, and you, and me. He used His power to rescue sinners.  

He didn't ride out the human crisis in heaven with his staff of angels. He didn't mock or dismiss his fallen, rebellious creation. He did something radical and heroic. He left heaven and became a human being. And then he did the unthinkable--he took our place.  

As one man wrote, "God became vulnerable. He became killable." He left the glories of heaven that would shame David Gefen's 'Rising Sun' yacht and came to an earth in crisis to solve our greatest dilemma. "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich." That's some trade.

God shared his ultimate wealth. In fact, he traded. Blessing for curse. Life for death. Freedom for Capture. 

That's the Gospel. I hope it's a helpful reminder during our stay-at-home isolation, whether we're on a yacht beside the Caribbeans or at home with screaming kids.