No Respecter of Person

Act 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.

All are predestine by the love of God to be children of God. All are given a choice to accept the gift of God through Christ or reject this gift. God does not show favoritism to any race or person of certain social economic  status. man is born with a free will to make choices, he/she may not always be in control of his or her circumstances, but we can choose to decide how we will act or respond to those circumstances. Life is not fair, whether we be Jew or Gentile, we are all equally loved by our Creator. He desires that all will come to the knowledge of Christ and partake of life everlasting. Society man treat people different base on the color of their skin, or their material worth, but in the eyes of God all stand naked before God stripped of their color and wealth. All will stand before God and give an account for the life they have lived. May we all stand before Him, covered in the blood of Jesus, loved and forgiven by the one who is no respecter of persons.

Respecting People

James 2: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

Committing sin when professing to be a follower of Christ is to do something that you know violates God’s word. God’s word makes many things clear about what is sin. The world often scoffed at the word and blows it off as antiquated and irrelevant in our progressive society. They pick and choose what they thing is wrong and right. Choosing their own morality base on their own desires. Treating people differently because they are richer or poor, white or black, smart or ignorant is to commit sin. Racism and having social prejudices that leads to injustice is to disregard the mercy of God. The Word of God requires that we show respect to all human beings, that our origin of birth or social and economic class should not dictate to us how we treat others. God is no respecter of person. For God so loved the WORLD that He sent Jesus to pay the price for our sins and provide a way to live forever with God in this life and the life after.

The Eyes of the Lord

1 Pet. 3:12 “ For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”

God is not a respecter of person, but He does have favorites. He give to every person the ability to choose right and wrong, He does not predestinate a person’s choice. His eyes show favor to them that are of a contrite heart, a heart that desire to seek God first in the everyday things of life. The righteous, are those who seek to live in harmony with God, love His commandments and choose to follow them. He listens to the the prayers of those who seek first the Kingdom of God and God’s righteousness. We don’t always understand His answers and providence, but we can arrest assure that He cares for those who love and serve Him. Those who choose to live a life of wickedness and make choices that are selfish and self-serving, God will strive against them to turn from their wicked ways and repent. Such who resist Him, will face His judgment. For those who desire to live for God, His eyes will rest on them to do them good.