Disagreement not Dishonor

(yes, yes I'm a fan... but really there is a good point here!) 

This past week the Ohio State Buckeyes surprised a great many people by winning the College Football Playoff National Championship.  In the end their power running game and stout defense made all the difference.  Luke Fickell, the coach in charge of that defense, stands as an important lesson to us all. After serving as defensive coordinator for six years under Jim Tressell, Fickell spent a season as the head coach of the Buckeyes. When current coach Urban Meyer was hired, he asked Fickell to serve once again as the defensive coordinator. Meyer expects hard work and loyalty from his assistants, and it would have been easy for Fickell to look for a smaller school where he could have remained the man in charge. To his credit though, he was willing to step back and be subject to the authority of another again.

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.”

Titus 3:1-2

Our nature is to believe that we know best, that we could run the team/company/committee better than anyone else if we just had the opportunity.  We magnify the shortcomings and faults of those around us and discount their strengths.  But clearly this is not what we are called to as followers of Christ.  We can disagree yes, but dishonor never. When we accept a position we also accept the structure that comes with it. And we ought to work hard and be loyal to those are in authority. It’s likely those folks are in place for very good reasons. And perhaps we will find ourselves “champions” as a result.

Thanks for all you do.

Brian

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Volume 7, Number 47