Winning Move
Theme for this Week: Becoming a Peacemaker
Thursday, April 18, 2002
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Key Bible Verse: When the ways of people please the Lord, he makes even their enemies live at peace with them (Proverbs 16:7). Bonus Reading:Romans 12:1421
Like ripples in a pond, the effect of Ted's decision moved through the department. A few days after Ted dropped his lawsuit, two coworkers asked to meet with him over lunch once a week to discuss the Bible. Later, other co-workers asked him questions about his faith. For the first time since Ted's conversion, he was really helping people to learn about God's love.
Although Joan continued to treat Ted rudely at times, he learned to submit to her authority and to use her provocations as further opportunities to show God's work in his life. When she was replaced a few months later, there was no doubt in Ted's mind who had arranged for him to have a more pleasant and supportive boss.
Three years later, I asked Ted whether he regretted his decision to give up the settlement. "No," he replied, "that was the best $5,000 I ever spent. God used those events to bring several people to Christ. He also helped me to overcome some personal weaknesses. My family saw me put my faith into practice, and we all grew through that. If faced with the same situation today, the only thing I'd do differently would be to try sooner to restore peace."
Ken Sande in The Peacemaker
My Response: Something God may be allowing to display His work in my life is
Thought to Apply: Forgiveness is relinquishing my rights to hurt back.
Archibald Hart (educator)
Adapted from: Becoming a Peacemaker (Baker, 1991, 1997) by permission.
Copyright © 2002 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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