September 14
Some of us tend to ‘pigeon hole’ people. We categorize them according to their race, skin color, hair color, professional accomplishments, spiritual acumen—you name it, we have a place for them. Some of us have a terrible time accepting anyone who is not like us. We say we aren’t prejudice, but our words and actions betray us.
Important questions to pose to ourselves if we find that we indeed do harbor negative attitudes about people because of the differences among us are, ‘How does Jesus pigeon hole people? How does He categorize us? Do things like skin, eye and hair color matter to Him? Does He distinguish us by the things we’ve accomplished? Does He sort us into categories based on our wealth and possessions?
As we ponder these questions regarding our Lord and Savior we must consider the Biblical evidence before we arrive at a feasible conclusion. The Bible tells us that it is God’s will for all men to be saved (II Peter 3:9). He doesn’t wish for any man who has ever been born to perish.
Because He looks not at outward circumstances but at hearts, only Jesus is able to discern rightly where an individual stands regarding salvation (I Samuel 16:7). In John 6:47 Jesus says, “I tell you the truth, whoever believes has eternal life.” Our Savior doesn’t pigeon hole us by any factor except by our belief in Him.
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