Good Morning All!!
Galatians 3:28; “There is neither
Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female,
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
They were kings. They were kings
of nations and kingdoms in Europe. They
were known as King Egbert the Bald (King of England) or King Ethelred the
Unready (England) or Clothar the Old (France) or Charles the Fat (Holy Roman
Empire) or Clovis the Lazy (France). Not
exactly terms of endearment but the names identified each man from someone
else. There were a lot of people named Charles;
the fat one is the king. Not exactly the
most complimentary but it worked.
We may not do it out loud but we do something similar when we identify
people. Susan is the tall brunette; Gary
is short and has glasses. There are
three guys named William, one is bald, one is married and one has a beard. We do this to identify; unfortunately
sometimes we do this in order to hurt or control. Sometimes we do it in order to push someone
down thinking we are elevating ourself. When
we do this we sin, we damage the Body of Christ and damage our relationship
with God.
We often see, note and point out differences but we should really focus
on how we are the same. Everyone has two
eyes, two arms, two legs, a nose and two ears.
Of course, there are many people who have lost limbs in various
accidents, injuries or birth defects. So
even there, we are different from each other.
There is yet one way we are all similar; we are all creatures of God for
whom Christ willingly gave his life to save.
Everyone is a person that Jesus died in order to rescue them from the devil.
As we look at each other, we all need to be rescued. We are all sinful beings whose only hope is
found in Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
Everyone you see, the Native American, the Black man, the Hispanic, the
illegal alien, the housewife, the laborer, the shop owner, the drug addict, the
thief, the little old lady down the street, even the guy you see in the mirror
needs to be rescued by Jesus. We are all
in the same boat. We are all the lost
children who are in need of God’s mercy; we are in need of Jesus’ rescuing.
So the next time you look at that person standing in the checkout line,
look close and you will see someone who is exactly like you. You will see someone who shares the same need
that you have. You will see someone who
needs a savior; just like you. You see
someone who Jesus died for; just like you. In essence, you see yourself.
Father,
lead me to see myself in my brother.
Lead me to show the compassion that I so desperately desire. Move me to reach out to the broken and the
hurting with the same love that you reach out to me. Lead me to see my brother in all that I
meet. In the precious name of Jesus I
pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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