Jumping To Wrong Conclusions

Jumping To Wrong Conclusions

As I read this passage, I thought about how easy it is to take information and come to the wrong conclusion about something. The people of Malta did this twice with Paul. 

What causes us to jump to wrong conclusions? Most likely it is our lived experience. We see or hear something, think about what happened the other times we’ve seen or heard that, and conclude that if it happened the other times it will happen like that again.

Think about Christ healing the blind. He used saliva, mud, laying of hands, and words. He did whatever was needed in the moment, not a one size fits all healing process. 

In Christ, be careful not to jump to conclusions based on your lived experience, you might miss out on a miracle. Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Acts 28:3-6

3 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. 6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Today’s Reading:

Acts 28