I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh.
People were mentioned in the song like Christopher Columbus who went against the prevailing opinion and believed that the world was round and not flat. (“Who has the last laugh now” is the chorus in the song.)
It made me think of an argument/debate that I had with an atheist on an airplane one time. It seems that his main point was that he was in the majority by not being a “born again Christian”.
“When you look at the situation worldwide”, he smugly stated, “There are far more people in the world who do not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Do you know how many Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, etc. that there are in the world?” I responded that sometimes the “majority” only means that all the fools are on the same side.
Throughout recorded history it has happened time and again. Galileo, Newton, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin and countless others all had an uphill battle convincing the “people in the know”, the “enlightened intellectual” of the day of their truths. Even Einstein spent half a lifetime trying to convince others that his theory of relativity was fact. Noah is said to have preached some 120 years without one convert. He kept on preaching right up to the day that the ark was boarded and they laughed at him and made fun of him the entire time.
Forty days later no one was laughing, because no one was left to laugh but Noah and his family. I know in my heart that Noah was not laughing and did not enjoy having the last laugh opportunity. Like most Godly people, I’m sure that it deeply grieved him to know that all those people were lost when they could have easily been saved.
I watched a herd of African game cross a river on television. The herd followed their lead animals right into the river. Gigantic crocodiles were waiting for them there and it soon became a frothy bloody sickening scene as animal after animal met a violent death.
It reminds me of how the majority led by a lone fanatic, (Hitler), tried to wipe out everyone who he deemed to be inferior and the world stood by without lifting a finger until their own country became a target. The same with Bashar al Assad who used poison gas on women and kids and has wiped out over 100,000 of his own countrymen in his quest to remain in power.
In this country the majority was in favor of abortion, gay rights, removing every vestige of God and prayer from public life, and like icing on a cake they elected Barrack Hussein Obama, (twice).
Just look what’s happened to our once great country as a result. We fell like a rock and I can assure you that anyone with even half a brain vividly sees the destruction for themselves and no one feels like laughing now; not even the majority.
To be honest it grieves me to think of the fate of the atheist to whom I briefly spoke during that short one and a half hour flight. If he does not change his belief system, one day he will face the music and he will not like the lyrics. The same is true in this country that I love. I don’t hate the majority; I hate what they have done to this country.
God plainly stated that being in the majority has no bearing on anything. All that will matter on the day that we die will be whether or not we’ve been born again and have accepted or rejected Jesus Christ as our Savior.
When faced with “the majority cannot be wrong” logic, remember God plainly stated that there are “many” who will not follow Him and “few” that will enter paradise.
There is nothing wrong with and everything right about not being in the majority especially when your decisions will affect you for eternity, not to mention the country that you leave to your kids and grandkids.
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Matthew 7:13 . . .
“Enter by the narrow gate;
for wide is the gate and broad is the way
that leads to destruction,
and there are many who go in by it.
Because narrow is the gate and
difficult is the way which leads to life,
and there are few who find it.”
Romans 14:11
For it is written:
As I live says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me
And every tongue shall confess to God.”
So then each of us shall give
account of himself to God.
September 23, 2013 – Click here to listen