The Rumor Mill

# 315 - Today's Living Word comes from Mr 3:22,23 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebub," and, "By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons." So He called them to Himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan cast out Satan?”

The rumor mill. Have you ever been victimized by rumors? Untrue statements passed along by others for the sole purpose of bringing you or someone else down? Take heart from this passage, for this is the most vicious rumor ever spread by anyone in the history of the world.

Any other rumor, no matter how slanderous it may seem to you, pales in comparison to this. Jesus handled this rumor.......... He can handle yours.

Note how He handled it. A rumor is like blowing the seeds off of a dandelion. It is impossible to gather them all back in again. Jesus didn't attempt to do that, rather He went to the source of the rumor. He called the rumor starters to Him for a personal meeting. Then He presented them with undeniable facts. Truth has a way of squelching rumors.

By the way, it is the rumor spreaders responsibility to chase down the dandelion seeds. When the seeds of untrue statements come your way, as they so often do around the modern day water cooler we call the internet, correct the erring person privately, and remind them of their responsibility to bring the slanderous seeds back in.

Leviticus 19:16-18 says, “Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbors life. I am the Lord. Never hate another Israelite. Be sure to correct your neighbor so that you will not be guilty of sinning along with him. Never get revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord.” (God's Word)