If I were to ask who are the bad in our society, most of us would come up with a similar list: drug dealers, child molesters, murderers, corrupt politicians, etc. These are people we try and steer clear of in our lives. We don't want to be identified with them in any way. We know who they are for the most part and we know what God thinks of them.
Or is it that we know what God should think of them?
One of the problems we have as humans is this tendency to look with the worlds eyes. It's part of our human condition. We have a need to make comparisons between people and place them into categories that put ourselves in a better place than them. The problem is that the world's eyes just don't see very clearly.
Something I have tried to instill in my children is how to look at people with different eyes. In fact, while teaching my children, I have to remind myself to do the same. I have a tendency to fall back sometimes into that old way of thinking. God gives us new eyes, spiritual lasic surgery to clear up our vision so that we can see as God does.
"Go out into the busiest intersections in town and invite anyone you find to the banquet.’ The servants went out on the streets and rounded up everyone they laid eyes on, good and bad, regardless. And so the banquet was on—every place filled." (Matthew 2:10, The Message)
We've been asking the question this week, "who is God?" This passage shows that God's vision and judgment is much different than ours. God doesn't make the same distinctions between good and bad. In fact, God invites to his table, his banquet, everyone. That doesn't mean that everyone gets in, but everyone is invited, even the ones we don't think deserve it.
Truth is, none of us do.
We need the eyesight of God.
Peace ><>
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1 comment:
I know that it is hard to not judge people by their outer apperance, but we must but that aside and see what is on the inside. I had a friend who did not attend church often but when he did he went the whole nine yards meaning suit and tie. He thought it was terrible when people wore jeans, shorts etc. Finally I said to him God doesn't look at what you are wearing(within reason)he is concerned about what is in your heart. God is a forgiving God. How many times did he forgive his chosen people. It is hard for us to imagine forgiving someone who has murdered or molested a child but God will be the judge.
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