"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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