QT 8/2/2024 Prov 22:2, Seeing people as God sees them

Proverbs 22:2 (ESV) —

2 The rich and the poor meet together;

the Lord is the Maker of them all.

 

NOTE: One of the arguments for why we should treat all people the same is that in the end, what we achieved materially or honorifically makes no difference when we stand before God at the end of life. When we are born, we are also equal in the sense of all persons are made in the image of God, although we are born to very different families. But, in God's eyes, we begin and end with nothing. We are no better or worse for our status and so we should treat everyone with the same degree of courtesy and respect.

 

Having said all that, there are two things that do make a difference at the end of life. One, did we put our faith in Jesus and so secure eternal life and also become a member of God's family through adoption? Second, for those who have been born again, it does matter how we live and what works we did as a believer. There are rewards for service. Salvation is not one of those rewards, it is given freely by faith alone. Rewards are based on how we have lived as a believer. And rewards are future service in the millennial kingdom.

 

PONDER:

1. Do I see all persons as the same?
2. Do I treat all persons equally?
3. Do I show favoritism and why?

 

PRAYER: Father, help me to look upon all people equally, making no difference between the janitor and the CEO, or the poor and the rich, or the  another's clothes or looks. Let me see people as you see people.