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Chatting with Jesus

Friday, January 17, 2025

Lord, I guess the psalmist king heard it all. Being the leader of his kingdom, his advisors could have given him the most ridiculous ideas how to run the kingdom. Their motives may have been virtuous, but the psalmist needed discernment as to what ideas were valid and what were folly. He wrote how he mulled over his advisor’s advice, deciding what to accept or dismiss. He knew each of his decisions would have either positive or negative consequences.

“I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil” (Psalm 101:4)

People still face the same challenges of making the right decisions when weighing ideas. A good decision should result in good consequences, whereas the consequences of a bad decision could be disastrous. We should question some of these unreasonable ideas modern man has contrived:

Why be trapped in the wrong body? People are gender-fluid. If your gender “assigned at birth” was male, no problem, just claim to be female. Or if you are a male, just claim to be female. Label those who disagree as “haters.” It’s that easy.

The more money I send to the government, the better our chances to eliminate man-made climate change.

People with college degrees are smarter than those without a degree.

Many believe God doesn’t exist. And if there is a God, all religions lead to him/her. No matter how bad you are, everyone goes to Heaven. How could a loving God send anyone to Hell just for not believing in him/her? Doing good works builds up heavenly brownie points, making you a shoo-in for the Pearly Gates.

Doing good things may be noble, but it’s only by faith in Jesus Christ are we made righteous with God (John 3:16). It’s that easy.

Amen, Jesus.