"... But
the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil."
The Bible is clear with us that to be silent in many cases is the best
course of action. But we also read that there are also times for being
loud. Work is that way too. There are many times when the best thing
we can do is to keep our mouth shut and let others do all of the
talking. By keeping quiet, we don't get dragged into the muck or have
ourselves lowered to levels that would compromise our values and
principles. We have all been in the situations where the emotions are
running high and someone says something that he/she regrets. Even after
the apology, the problem is that people are slow to forget at work so
stories are told and remembered and then passed along. If there is one
place that is hard to put a reputation back in the bottle, it is at
work. So, we have to be even that much more cognizant and controlled at
work. But there are also times to be loud. These are the times when we
have to stand up for what is right and in the areas that compromise our
values and principles. I feel for the people who have told me that
they are sitting in jobs today because they are afraid or worried about
getting up and moving somewhere else. They are staying in the jobs they
have today even though where they work has become someplace that they
no longer can trust or believe in the mission and how people are
treated. God wants us to have courage to make the moves and get loud
when we have to do so.
This coming we likely will all hear or sing the
song Silent Night. It is a beautiful song and lyrics that give us the
peaceful moment when Jesus was born. But even then, Jesus knew that He
was going to have to put that silent night and moment behind Him. We
read in 1 John 3:8 this account of why Jesus came to the earth; "... But
the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil." Jesus knew
that He was coming to fulfill not only the purpose of building up His
Kingdom, but also to tear down the works of the devil. Tearing down and
destroying means making some noise about some things! Part of our following
of Jesus is to be sure that we are also doing our part to destroy the
works of the devil. We do that by not taking the devil's side but by making noise about what is right and living that life fully,
courageously, boldly and unabashedly. As we finish this year, let's
all feel good about making some noise and getting loud about it!
Reference 1 John 3:8 (New Living Translation)
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