Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me (Matthew 5:11).

Recently a friend was telling a true story about one of his closest friends who experienced great suffering for the soul of his persecutor. This man worked on a cargo ship. His boss was the captain. This friend was a committed Christian who shared his faith with others and was a good worker. One day the friend led the sea captain's girlfriend to Christ. The sea captain had already hated the Christian worker because of his faith in Christ. He regularly ridiculed him for his faith. When his girlfriend came to Christ she stopped sleeping with the captain. The captain blamed this man for the change in his girlfriend. One day he entered the restaurant where the Christian man was having lunch. He walked over to his table and began hurling obscenities and began beating him. The worker simply tried to defend himself but did not fight back. The captain kept beating him and the man eventually was so beaten he lay on the floor bleeding.

Two men entered the restaurant and saw what was taking place. They jumped the sea captain and took him outside and began beating him. The sea captain was beaten so badly that he needed immediate medical attention. The Christian worker saw the condition of the sea captain and came to his aid and began helping him. The sea captain was so moved that this man could do this after he had literally beaten him bloody that he began to weep, not understanding what could move a man to have such love in the face of being beaten. The sea captain accepted Jesus at that moment.

The Bible tells us that while we were yet sinners Christ came and paid our penalty so that we might live eternally. There are many in the marketplace that have never known the love of Christ. You might be the only one they ever meet that can introduce them to this love. Ask God today to show you how to love the unlovable in your workplace today.