Bad Info = Bad Choices

False & Foolish Visions--What is false? Webster's Dictionary says it is 'not comformable to fact.' It communicates what is not true. It could be intentional, with the purpose of deceiving, or unintentional, being based on flawed knowledge.

What is foolish? It means to be void of understanding or sound judgement. Void, empty. Useless, possibly dangerous.

I live in a desert. Last year we had two people come here riding dirt bikes. They didn't know the area, and rode into an open mine, or a well. I don't remember which. It was 700+ feet deep. One lived, one didn't. It was a void, an empty place in the desert. A dangerous place.

Visions, in the scriptural sense, are revelations from God. He used, and still uses them, to inform his people of his will. Sometimes of future events, direction for our lives, wisdom for handling current situations.

What happens when we receive false and foolish visions? Look at the world around us. Wars and rumours of wars. Abortion. Divorce. Freedom from religion. The list goes on.

President Bush is accused of twisting the facts to lead us into war. Earlier, the CIA was accused of twisting the data. Who knows? Personally, I don't think anyone lied to us. We got the data, and misinterpreted it. (Or waited too long to act on it.)

Bad info leads to bad choices.