It's a Tough Call

When you see something wrong going on around you, how do you decide between speaking up and staying silent, between calling out the wrong and keeping the peace? It's a tough call, isn't it? Let's say you work in a close-knit office where everyone gets along. One day, you overhear a senior manager mocking a younger coworker's accent behind their back. It's wrong, clearly—but speaking up could damage team harmony, even put your own position at risk. Do you confront it and risk tension, or stay silent and preserve the peace? That's the dilemma. Tolerance feels easier in the moment, but is silence actually complicity? Matthew 21:12-13 Jesus went into the Temple area. He threw out all those who were selling and buying things there. He turned over the tables that belonged to those who were exchanging different kinds of money. And he turned over the benches of those who were selling doves. Jesus said to them, "The Scriptures say, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer.' But you are changing it into a 'hiding place for thieves.'" Now, Jesus didn't do that sort of thing too often, but He was very direct in calling out hypocrisy, bad behaviour … sin. And the people were so appreciative of that, that they had Him crucified! Sometimes, doing what's right will cost you something. And yet, allowing wrong to go unchallenged quietly grants it permission to keep growing. Don't forget to be bold enough to flip tables that need flipping. That's God's Word. Fresh … for you … today.