The tribe has spoken!

Isn’t funny how they gang up on you. Have you ever heard the phrase, “My enemy is my enemy’s enemy and thus my friend”? Last night on Survivor there were some in the tribe that saw Colby as a threat and some that saw Richard Hatch as ultimately their biggest concern. Eventually both sides came to the conclusion that the naked guy was the most cunning and crafty player and if they didn’t join forces to vote him out, they individually were at risk. An “unholy” alliance was formed and Hatch is no more. John’s cries in the wilderness put fear in the hearts of both the Pharisees and the Sadducees. These two groups of religious leaders did not get along. They had been at odds with one another for generations. But as we see in this chapter, there was something John (and later Jesus himself) was saying that threatened them both. If the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand or near, what use would they be in society? When they listened to John’s proclamations to repent and that it wasn’t good enough just to be a son or daughter of Abraham, they could feel their power and jobs slipping away. So they joined forces against John and later against Jesus. Our lives aren’t Survivor. We aren’t playing a game. There are consequences to our actions. If you find yourself making an uneasy alliance with someone to protect your name or image, stop and examine what is really going on around you. You may not be as righteous or as far from being wrong as you think.