STAGES OF DISHONOUR: THE FIRST STAGE OF DISHONOUR IS TO BE SILENT WHEN YOU OUGHT TO SPEAK

Scriptures: Isaiah 53:3, Luke 20:22-26
Topic: Stages of Dishonour: The First Stage Of Dishonour Is To Be Silent When You Ought To Speak. 

"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not."
Isaiah 53:3

The stages of dishonour can be studied by looking at the ministry of Jesus Christ.  Jesus was progressively dishonoured until He was demeaned, disgraced, humiliated, despised and crucified like a mere criminal.  The scripture above shows us what happened to Jesus Christ. How did things get so bad?  Why did human beings treat Jesus Christ so dishonourably?  Indeed, the people who lived in Jesus’ times moved through all the stages of dishonour.  

"Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and THEY MARVELLED AT HIS ANSWER, AND HELD THEIR PEACE."
Luke 20:22-26

The silence of the Pharisees was not out of respect for Jesus Christ and His doctrine. They did not respect Him. They were craftily tempting Him and trying to destroy Him. 

Silence can be the beginning of disrespect and dishonour! Poor or zero communication can be a sign of someone dishonouring you! When you are supposed to speak up and declare your stance, your silence can mean dishonour. When you make no comment, it may be a mild but real way of demonstrating dishonour. Your silence at certain times is a sign of your lack of faith, lack of respect and lack of support in what is going on. 

Silence is a way to show disrespect. Jesus Christ did not honour Pilate’s court by answering his questions. Jesus showed no respect to Pilate and his sham, unjust court by being silent. Jesus had no fear and no respect for Pilate. 

“The Jews answered him, we have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. then saith Pilate unto him, speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin” (John 19:7-11). 

There are times I have expected people to speak up in support of me. We have all had this experience. Some people think they can wisely hide behind diplomatic answers or silence. However, silence can have a devastating effect on the person who is expecting support. Silence can be the greatest message of disregard, disrespect and dishonour. Make sure you speak up when it is time to speak or you may lose your best friends!

Credits: Excerpt from
Those Who Honour You 
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Beryl15 January 2024 at 03:37

    What an eye opener. Lord grant me the grace not to walk in dishonour and speak up when it's time to speak up

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  2. Mandela15 January 2024 at 07:01

    What a timely message, LORD help never to walk in dishonour at any time

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  3. Emily Nelima15 January 2024 at 09:19

    Amen, Lord give me the grace to speak up when it's time to speak. Help me to not to walk in dishonour

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  4. Purity23 January 2024 at 06:13

    Lord help me to speak up when I should speak and be quiet when I should. Lord teach me honour. Amen!

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