Thought of the Day !!

My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim that you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people more than others?
James 2:1(NLT)

Sometimes we can tend to forget this. We place good-looking famous actors and actresses on a pedestal. We give honor and glory to the athlete in the Reebock or Nike commercial. We look up to the rich and powerful people like Donald Trump and Bill Gates because of their billions.

But these are the ones we most likely will never meet. Others around us may be given certain honor or favor because of who their family is...how popular or attractive they are...how much money they have...how they're able to influence our future in one way or another. And sometimes we need the reminder of James not to give favor to these over those who have less.

The fact is…this world honors the rich, famous and powerful people because much of the rest of the world wishes to be like them. But God places honor in another place all together. He honors those who will give up the limelight to minister to the poor.

In the last few weeks people have come to West Laurel UMC down in Laurel, MS to do work that many people will never know about. They’ve come from places like FL, TN, MS, PA, WV, CO, MN, IL, MO, AL, NE and maybe some I’ve forgotten. And other than the ones they help, the majority of people around the country will never know their names or what they did.

But Jesus will. And God will. And God will honor all of us who care for each other, not favoring one over another, but loving everyone as Christ loves us.

In the love of Christ,
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