James 2:1-13
Today's Scripture

It is easy to make judgments of people by looking at the outside. A clean, well-dressed person may immediately receive our respect and trust, even before they utter a word. On the other hand, someone who is shabbily dressed and perhaps smelled is a person we are likely to want to avoid.

We've met some formerly homeless people who are not looked on well by the upper echelon of society. But their hearts are good and kind and they are seeking the things of the Lord. On the other hand, there are plenty of well-dressed, clean people who are unkind and impure.

James warns us not to show favoritism. He reminds us to love our neighbor as ourselves--and that neighbor may not look or act like us, but is worthy of our love. God in his mercy loved us, should we not love others he has created in his image?
- posted by Suzi @ 4:29 AM