Ephesians 6:9
“Masters, it’s the same with you. No abuse, please, and no threats. You and your servants are both under the same Master in heaven. He makes no distinction between you and them.”
“Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.”
How can we in the Christian West overlook these words? We have for centuries and still do. It’s rarely overt these days because of the political correctness sweeping our country. But it is still there. I fall into this sin also, in the subtlest of ways. When confronted with those who live and believe differently it is easy for my discomfort with them to morph into distain. If I love my Lord, I will learn to make no distinction between others just as he.
Lord, forgive me when I think myself superior. Remind me when I slip. Lead me into the joy and wonder of the diversity you created within all of us. Change my heart.