Who are you listening to?

But they kept urgently demanding with loud shouts that he should be crucified; and their voices prevailed. 
                                                                       Luke 23: 23

"The sqeaky wheel gets the grease."

Somehow it seems way too trivial to think of Jesus's death coming as the result of "the squeaky-wheel-gets-the grease" adage coming true. It trivializes something very profound and dangerous. Pilate listens to the crowd and makes the worst mistake of his life.

Talking with a friend the other day who brought up something that I saw happen a lot
in my work at Dallas Christian School. Bosses seemed to make their choices based
on who had caught their ear at the time. Instead of listening to everyone to see all the
different perspectives and then acting out of principle and consideration of what is
good and right for all, their decisions seemed to be determined by who had just caught
their ear. If a person(s) came to them with a lot of passion and a lot of clout, the boss
would make his decision accordingly. Just like Pilate.

So who do you listen to?

Find a time and a place in your life where you listen very carefully to the One who you should listen to.

The One who never will lead you wrong.
Who always advises in love.
Who is wise above all.
Who you want to be like,
No matter who is yelling at you and all around you,
Make your decisions based on His voice.
Turn off the other clamor.
It is just noise.

It is so important who you are listening to.