Proverbs 26: 17 He
who passes by and meddles in a
quarrel not his own is like one
who takes a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:17. My boss was out a couple of days because he
got bitten by a dog--- his own dog.
He blames himself.
The dog had been rescued from a
shelter. She came into his home with a fear of machines
that make loud noises---- machines like the leaf-blower he turned on in the
yard without having first put the dog in her pen.
He cranked up the leaf-blower and
the dog attacked it. When he snatched
the leaf blower away and raised it up out of her reach the agitated pit bull perceived
his posture as a threat and bit him.
Blame the dog or blame the owner
--- he still got bitten.
When two parties in conflict
invite or accept your help in resolving their disagreement you can perform an
important Christian service. “Blessed
are the peacemakers….” (Matthew 5:9)
But---
If you insert yourself into an
argument that doesn’t involve you, and you don’t get permission from BOTH
parties to stand between them, then you are waving a leaf-blower between 2
angry pit bulls. It’s quite likely that
someone’s going to hurt you ---- hurt your feelings, attack your character, and
/or cause you literal, physical harm.
Blame yourself or blame them for
not recognizing that you were only trying to help. You still get bitten.
There may be times when the
urgency of the situation or the imminent possibility of harm compels you to get
involved.
You gotta do what you gotta do.
Just understand up front that the
principle of Proverbs 26:17 still applies.
Even when you really just wanna help, you’re still grabbing the dog by
the ears.
Know the risk. Pray.
Choose wisely.
----- Anderson T. Graves II
Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is the pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church
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