Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. - Romans 14:1
Parents are careful and tender with their newborn babies even though babies are demanding, messy, and sometimes difficult. When parents aren't this way with their babies, they are recognized as abusive and dangerous. So if new Christians are newborn children of God, shouldn't our patience be greater, our words more tender, our understanding more generous, and our care more attentive?
Beautiful
She has done a beautiful thing to me.—Mark 14:6
Jesus devoted much of His time and attention to people like the girl in the wheelchair. People with lifelong disabilities or physical deformities as well as those who were looked down on by others for various reasons. In fact, Jesus let one of “those people” anoint Him with oil, to the disdain of the religious leaders (Luke 7:39). On another occasion, when a woman demonstrated her love with a similar act, Jesus told her critics, “Leave her alone . . . . She has done a beautiful thing to me” (Mark 14:6).
God values everyone equally; there are no distinctions in His eyes. In reality, we are all in desperate need of Christ’s love and forgiveness. His love compelled Him to die on the cross for us.
May we see each person as Jesus did: made in God’s image and worthy of His love. Let’s treat everyone we meet with Christ like equality and learn to see beauty as He does.
Everyone we meet bears the image of God.
Questions in Job
28:12
But where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding dwell?
28:20
Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?
30:2
Of what use was the strength of their hands to me,
since their vigor had gone from them?
[Message No: 7259]
Parents are careful and tender with their newborn babies even though babies are demanding, messy, and sometimes difficult. When parents aren't this way with their babies, they are recognized as abusive and dangerous. So if new Christians are newborn children of God, shouldn't our patience be greater, our words more tender, our understanding more generous, and our care more attentive?
Beautiful
She has done a beautiful thing to me.—Mark 14:6
Jesus devoted much of His time and attention to people like the girl in the wheelchair. People with lifelong disabilities or physical deformities as well as those who were looked down on by others for various reasons. In fact, Jesus let one of “those people” anoint Him with oil, to the disdain of the religious leaders (Luke 7:39). On another occasion, when a woman demonstrated her love with a similar act, Jesus told her critics, “Leave her alone . . . . She has done a beautiful thing to me” (Mark 14:6).
God values everyone equally; there are no distinctions in His eyes. In reality, we are all in desperate need of Christ’s love and forgiveness. His love compelled Him to die on the cross for us.
May we see each person as Jesus did: made in God’s image and worthy of His love. Let’s treat everyone we meet with Christ like equality and learn to see beauty as He does.
Everyone we meet bears the image of God.
Questions in Job
28:12
But where can wisdom be found?
Where does understanding dwell?
28:20
Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?
30:2
Of what use was the strength of their hands to me,
since their vigor had gone from them?
[Message No: 7259]
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