Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Opinion, Opinion, Who’s Got an Opinion?

“Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.”
Proverbs 18:2
 
 
 
Seems like everybody has an opinion.
Just ask them.
Doesn’t matter the topic, give them enough time and you will know where someone stands.
God doesn’t ‘form’ opinions or shift His views.
He is Truth.
Truth does not change with the times.
It remains eternally true.
Read a newspaper, turn on the network news and you will hear the latest polling results.
Then, I suppose the expectation is that you will change to align yourself with those results.
If you are a believer polls, opinions, culture and what the ‘majority’ says should never dictate your beliefs.
Gods’ truth stands sure.
That is the safest place to be.
“God is not human, that he should lie,
    not a human being, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
    Does he promise and not fulfill?”
Numbers 23:19
We are in a time now where the truth is ignored, mocked and rejected.
Why?
Because ‘our’ opinions matter more – or so we think!
So what do we do?
We stand firm in His truth.
All of it.
Not just the parts we like at the moment.
We stand in His grace, loving and praying for those in darkness.
We stand in His truth remembering that “…such were some of you…”
We stand in His truth ready to forgive, extend compassion and mercy to others.
We are not lukewarm but are passionate in our love for Him and for others.

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