| Thursday, February 28, 2013 Lenten Weekday | ||
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Luke 16:31 He said to him, `If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"
As time goes on I am more and more convinced that we are more and more unable to be convinced or persuaded by rational, logical discourse. We seem to have formed our biases and opinions and there is no amount of logic or facts that can move us. We hang on to our agendas and see only what we want to see. This has become very frustrating. But it apparently is nothing new. Abraham was well aware of it and of course Jesus telling this story was obviously aware of it. If we don't listen to the Moses and the prophets we will not even be persuaded if someone were to be raised from the dead. And you know what?! He is right. Today, people reject the one that was raised from the dead. We think the government is going to save us. We put our faith in the lies of men and we neglect the facts of Christ.
It is commonly accepted that this generation is far smarter than past generations. I would say that we are getting stupider and stupider. We have thrown away logic. The so called smartest among us have forgotten the basics they learned when they were children. They have become so "smart" that they are just plain stupid.
Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to see and embrace the truth. Help me to not fall prey to the deception of human solutions to our neglect of your truth.
Amen
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