The man in Lystra can't walk. The the power of God the man is healed. The crowd wants to give credit to Paul & Barnabas. Paul & Barnabas reject this credit, they know that by the power of God the man was healed. The odd thing about this story is how quickly this crowd is turned to stoning Paul and leaving him for dead.
Have you ever noticed in the bible how the crowd seldom does the right thing? Whether it is stoning Paul or calling for the crucifixion of Jesus, crowds can quickly turn. The question we face is how often do we get caught up in the crowd? How often do we make choices on the basis of what others are doing?
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Ken asked an excellent question about how often we get caught up in the crowd and make bad choices. A rather simple example is when we send vicious and hurtful emails about what someone said or did (usually a politician) that is absolutely untrue. The author of "Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White" makes a strong point about this being harmful to the church and to our nation when we "go along" with this kind of activity. I pray for God to give me the courage to stand up for what I know is truth and right!
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