the majority and the crowd

Exodus 23:² "You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you are called to testify in a dispute, do not be swayed by the crowd to twist justice."

In our country, and in many democracies around the world, the will of the majority is taken as the sure sign of direction that the land should take.  But following the majority can become the same as following the crowd, as stated above.  The issue is not the will of the many but the instruction of the one true God.  The crowd is only to be followed when the crowd is doing right and not when it is doing wrong.  Polls and surveys cannot be the final word.  The decisions of courts cannot be the final word.  The laws passed by a majority of representatives cannot be the final word.  The news reports and opinion pages of the media cannot be the final word.  God has the final word when it comes to what is right.  The crowd only has the leverage of loudness and mutual reinforcement.  We must go to God individually to align with the right and true because the only majority that matters among men is one plus the Lord.  This is courage...to be willing to stand with the minority, or even alone, in alignment with what is right.

blessings,

Rob Smith