From All of the Nations

One of the important lessons that Jesus taught us before Easter is to be humble and practice humility. The occasion of the Last Supper was the time that Jesus took a towel and a basin of water, and washed the feet of the disciples. My thoughts in this post are not about humility, because I plan to deal with this important issue at a later date. We need to remember to constantly practice humility because our Lord and Savior showed us a good example of humility.

How many times do you see born again Christians act as if they are superior to others. A good example was the Pharisee who went to the temple to pray and began to tell God that he was better than others, because he prays, fasts, and tithes his possessions. But the Publican’s prayer was “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Jesus said that the prayer of the publican was more effective and nearer to the heart of God.

I was privileged to visit foreign nations and see how others live. It’s always tempting to go around the world and tell everybody that their lives and customs are not as good as ours in the good old USA. It is true that our beloved country is more advanced and more powerful than any other nation in history. People of other lands did not have the opportunities that our country affords us in education, technology, and scientific research, but we must be gracious about our advancements. Remember the King of Kings and Lord of Lords was born in a humble manger full of animals and no central heating system.

In chapter nine of the Book of the Revelation we are told by John that he saw in heaven people of all the nations of the earth, of all the tribes, of all the languages and of all the races. This is one of the hardest lessons I’ve learned as a Christian; all people are precious in the sight of God. With God there are no favorites, no one person is better than another and no one group is better than the rest. This Biblical truth has to be the finest of its kind; no other religious teachings come close to that eye opener. I get goose bumps when I think that the prophet Elijah, the Apostle Paul and I are equal in the eyes and care of God. The fact that God wants the very best for any one of his creations is dynamic and beyond measure. We sometimes forget that God said He would make Abraham a father of many nations. This is why the visionary Apostle saw in heaven believers from every nation, etc. I urge you next time you meet someone from a different background to not look down upon him or her because they look or act different, they just may be one of those fortunate ones who will end up in heaven with the Lord Jesus forever. Remember, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, black and yellow, red or white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the children of the world.” I want to thank Jesus for loving me!!!