Mobbery

Mark 15:12-14 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, “What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?” And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” Then Pilate said unto them, “Why, what evil hath he done?” And they cried out the more exceedingly, “Crucify him.”

I know that mobbery is not a word, but it sounds like a crime and seeing the mentality of a mob makes me feel like I am seeing a crime in action. I am not talking about current events seen on the news. Sadly I am not even talking about unbelievers. The mentality of the mob is not limited to the ungodly.

This is about anger that arises from frustration. There is injustice and when you desire justice and cannot find it, frustration arises. If you do not deal with it, it turns to anger. If you cannot stem the tide of anger, stupid happens and stupid can be a crime. I was upset and failed to write my blog yesterday because I was caught in the middle of stupid with no way out.

Mobs don’t listen to reason. They fail to respond to any truth that does not satisfy their hunger for revenge. It isn’t justice they seek it is action. Do something, even if it is wrong, is the motto of the mob. When Christians participate in it, they have stopped listening to God. Two or more have not gathered in His name, so who is leading them? The enemy perhaps.

I felt their frustration and it didn’t bother me, but when I felt their anger, I could not hear God. I could not and would not join them in their anger for it would only cut me off from God. Not of His choosing, but by their actions. Then I became frustrated that my words would not be received. Pilate spoke the truth about Jesus, he had done nothing worthy of death, but they would not listen. They cried out against the truth.

Is God in charge or not? If yes then follow peace and do not lend your voice to the mob.

2 thoughts on “Mobbery”

  1. When I read your blog yesterday morning, I had to “let it set” a day or 2 so that you could “heal”!!! I have to admit now that you cracked me up when you said “you were caught in the middle of stupid with no way out”. I’m sorry dear brother, but it just hit my “funny bone” and also my time clock reversed as I recalled so many times my life was in the same “fix”. How many times anger put me in the same circumstances. Not only is anger detrimental to me, being hard headed just ads to the problem. Wow did my Lord buy a “package” when He bought me!!

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