An affinity for chaos

The people of Ephesus formed a mob capable of violence against Christians and Jews. Incredibly, most of them didn’t even know why they were there (Act 19:32). They got caught up in the group think and were drawn more by the excitement than the cause. For two hours they shouted, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” because one man said there might be a threat to their god’s credibility. (Act 19:34) Rather than think these thing through for themselves, they joined the movement like lemmings. I suspect the same phenomenon is occurring in things like “Arab Spring” and “Occupy” movements. Most folks just want to make a splash, but they don’t know why they’re making waves or how destructive the mob can be. Think through the issues and affect change through legitimate channels. God is a not a God of confusion, but of peace (1Co 14:33).