HUMAN BEINGS ARE SO FICKLE

One thing I know about human beings is that they are so fickle. In acts 14:13, the people were offering sacrifice to Paul and Barnabas thinking they were gods, because they saw a miracle that happened. It was so difficult for Paul and Barnabas to restrain people from doing that (Acts 14:18). People became so enthusiastic towards Paul and Barnabas. But soon, all their enthusiasm vanished just because some people came from Antioch and Iconium to persuade them against Paul and Barnabas. It was so funny to see people who had adored these preachers now picking stones and stoning at them. Yesterday, flowers. Today, stones! It was the same attitude that people had towards Jesus. On the Palm Sunday, they shouted, “hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven (Mk 15:13-14). There is no reason to doubt that this can also happen to us. If you are in the midst of people who are singing your praise, be careful. One day, the tone of their voice will change. It is the same people who sing hosanna for you that will shout, “Crucify him” to you. When it comes to hosanna, they will merely sing it. But when it comes to ‘crucify him’, they will shout, so that the whole world hear it. It is those who admire you now that will spurn you later. Relate with human beings with prayer and wisdom so that they would not ruin your life. It is simply God that will not deny you at any time.