Did You Receive Him?

February 27

We have a sharp eye for distinctions among ourselves. We take note of superficial things such as eye color, hair texture, bone structure, height, weight. We do the same kind of categorization of people by other factors such as religion, social status and wealth. We enjoy rubbing elbows with the power elite. We perceive ourselves to be advantaged when we are able to be in proximity to the resources they possess.

Whole political movements have been established upon such distinctions. The most heinous being the Nazis of the Twentieth Century whose intent was to exterminate the Jews. Though we affirm that this evil must never happen again, the reality is that there is increasing evidence of vitriolic anti-Semitism among us today.

Yet the God we serve is no respecter of persons (Colossians 3:25). He does not esteem one man above another because of the trappings of life that may or may not be his. In the one matter that transcends time and taps eternity—our eternal salvation—He places all men on an equal footing. He makes His plan of salvation available to all who will receive it.

In Galatians 3:26, 28 we are told, “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ.” The one defining distinction among men is what is done with Jesus. Whether rich or poor, servant or master…the only question God will ask on that final day when all men are judged is, ‘Did you receive HIM as Savior?’