"Blessed are you when
people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you
because of Me." - Matthew 5:11
Recently, a friend told a true story about one of his closest friends who
experienced great suffering for the soul of his persecutor. This man worked on a
cargo ship. His boss was the captain. This friend was a committed Christian who
shared his faith with others and was a good worker. One day the friend led the
sea captain's girlfriend to Christ. The sea captain already hated and ridiculed
the Christian worker because of his faith in Christ. When his girlfriend came to
Christ, she stopped sleeping with the captain. The captain blamed the Christian
man for the change in his girlfriend. One day he entered the restaurant where
the Christian man was having lunch. He walked over to his table and began
hurling obscenities and began beating him. The Christian man simply tried to
defend himself but did not fight back. The captain kept beating him until
eventually the man lay on the floor bleeding.
Two men entered the restaurant and saw what was taking place. They jumped the
sea captain and took him outside and began beating him. The sea captain was
beaten so badly that he needed immediate medical attention. The Christian worker
saw the condition of the sea captain, came to his aid, and began helping him.
The sea captain was so moved that this man could do this after he had literally
beaten him bloody that he began to weep, not understanding what could move a man
to have such love in the face of being beaten. The sea captain accepted Jesus at
that moment.
The Bible tells us that while we were yet sinners Christ came and paid our
penalty so that we might live eternally. Many in the workplace have never known
the love of Christ. You might be the only one they ever meet who can introduce
them to this love. Ask God to show you how to love the unlovable in your
workplace today
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