Exodus 23:2 commanded the people of God: “You shall not follow the masses in doing evil …” That is like the old admonition many of our parents gave us: “Don’t follow the crowd”! That was Biblical!

This should be a required memory verse for our young children — and it should be put into practice by those of us of ALL ages. Just because “everybody’s doing it” doesn’t make it right – whether it is on the elementary playground, on high school or college campuses, at the workplace – or even in churches! Just because it is the newest “fad” in church work doesn’t mean it should be adopted. What “everybody” is doing is not always godly or right. In fact, the opposite is often true, especially in an age in which many are falling away from the faith. God commands us: “You shall not follow the masses in doing evil.” In other words, “Don’t follow the crowd”!