“Do not call conspiracy
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
and do not dread it.
The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
he is the one you are to fear,
he is the one you are to dread..." (Isaiah 8:11-13)
In the reading above the word conspiracy called me to attention. Today, in our world, in my own country conspiracy theories run rampant. Digital communication and social networks have facilitated their promulgation. To me it's tempting to blame advanced communication technology for the fears incited by those who use it, but the scripture passage above reminds me that conspiracy theories have been going around for a long, long time, and false conspiracy theories, presented as factual--"fake news," if you will--have been a "thing" since the time of Isaiah the Prophet!
Why not call "everything this people calls a conspiracy" a conspiracy? Because not "everything this people calls a conspiracy" IS a conspiracy. Why not fear what the false conspiracy-mongers fear? Because there is nothing to dread in their groundless claims!
Why not fear the Lord Almighty instead? Because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Reference Proverbs 9:10.); and perfect love drives out fear (1 John 4:18); and finally, God is love (1 John 4:8).
God/Love > conspiracy/fear/dread...just saying...
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