What Are "They" Saying About You?
Reference: Numbers 12:1-5 While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he had married a Cushite woman. 2 They said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he spoken through us, too?” But the Lord heard them. 3 (Now Moses was very humble"more humble than any other person on earth.) 4 So immediately the Lord called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and said, “Go out to the Tabernacle, all three of you!” So the three of them went to the Tabernacle. 5 Then the Lord descended in the pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Proverbs 11:2 Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Observation: It is easy for all of us, but especially when you are in leadership, to want to defend yourself and your position. What we notice here is that when Moses was willing not to defend himself (in fact God described him as the most humble man on earth"that is pretty good!) God stepped in and did it for Him.
The lesson we can learn is that if we leave our reputation to God, He will defend us against those who would attack and defame us.
Application/Confession: I get so upset when I hear that someone is saying something about me that is not true. I want them to quit, and I want to set the record straight. What I need to learn is that humility and wisdom walk together. The wise and righteous course is to let God take care of it instead of me.
PRAYER: Lord, I put my reputation in your hands. I give up my pride and trust you to take care of my reputation. What better hands could it be in?
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