In light of all the news concerning global warming and climate change, I think the larger story is the surprisingly high number of people who are totally sold out to this so called crisis. You probably have heard about the leaked e-mails that clearly show that the scientists have been cooking the books and hiding the evidence that the earth is not heating as they want us to think it is. But don't let the facts slow down the true-believers. No, they are digging in deeper even if it makes them look like fools.
Jesus said; "They eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22.
In a larger sense, the masses are caught under the spell of what I call "group think". We can adopt attitudes, beliefs and sensitivities just because we pick it up from the culture we are immersed in. We are bombarded with media 24/7 and people who drink from the sewer of group think all the time. Even if we call ourselves Christians, our minds and spirits can become just as polluted as the non-believers can.
Jesus is calling us to tune in to another channel, Channel One. This is where we get eyes to see and ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. We develop an ability to see everything through the lenses of what the Word of God has already judged all things to be. Channel One gives us the wisdom to know what we should be taking in and not.
We must also be careful that we don't fall into the trap of "Christian group think." Just as Jesus said for the people of His day to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, we must be careful that we follow the voice of the Good Shepherd and the Word of God, not just the popular teaching or minister of the hour.
Are you tuned to "group think" or "Channel One"?
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