Do you ever walk down the street and see a person who is standing there who is filthy and in scraggly clothing and think something against that person? Or have you ever been in the grocery store and seen somebody who has bad manors and is smelly and again thought or said something bad about that person? Do you know their situation? Do you know why they are smelly, dirty, or scraggly? Or do you even talk to people who don't fit into your social club, do you exclude them?
The reason why I am writing this blog is not because I heard a song and felt like I need to write about it. I am writing because something almost brought me to tears. A friend and I was witnessing with somebody and this person has gone through some trials you couldn't think of. To be honest I began to categorize this person before I really knew him. Well throughout the conversation I began to learn things and find out things about this person and his family. Then towards the end he made a comment that struck me hard. He said "They will look down on me" He was talking about us "Christians". The ones who are supposed to bring everybody in with open arms. He said we would look down on him. Do you know why he said this? That's right because he has experienced this before at other churches!! When he said that, I said to myself "I am one of those people" I look back and I see myself looking down on people because of what they are like or who they are. Do you see yourself doing that?
Aren't we supposed to strive to be like Jesus? Do you think Jesus was grossed out when he healed the 10 lepers in Luke 17:11-19? Do you think he hesitated to heal them? Did Jesus turn away anybody who needed his help? Did he say I am not going to talk to you because you aren't like me? No he didn't, so why do we do it to other people? I know in my life I don't have as much compassion as I would like to have. After hearing that statement I felt like my heart was pierced by a sword. I am no better than anybody else. I have no right to have those thoughts about anybody else! Maybe you wont get anything from this article, maybe you don't do what I just talked about, but what I do know is that we all fall short. I know that I am not perfect and I have my faults. Do I deserve Jesus anymore than these people who need the most help? The answer is no, no I do not.
Matthew 22:39 says, "and the second is like it, You shall love your neighbour as yourself."
For this blog you have homework. Your homework is to read Matthew 25:21-46 in your bibles.
People can be all alone inside and we would never know it if we did not open our arms to these people. What if we were called to just help these people or even to just be friends with them? Can you love them for them? Or will you run at the sight of these people. I have attached a song link please, please listen to this song. This song is by JJ Heller and is called Love me.
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