Teacher's Pet

“As believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism.”  

- James 2:1

In elementary school I always wanted to be the “teacher’s pet.”  When I found out Ms. Wolf, my second grade teacher at Carmel (Indiana) Elementary School was our neighbor, I snuck over to her house, rang her doorbell, gave her a gift I’d made, and invited myself in. 

When have you wanted to be the “best friend,” the favorite on the team or in the small group?  Kids often push their way to the front, jump in the spotlight, or convince others they’re the best.  They’re kids, right?  As adults, though, many of us are guilty of the same thing.  We fall into the “comparison trap,” ranking others, and picking our favorites.

Isn’t it wonderful and relieving to know that God doesn’t have favorites?  We are all equally loved.  It doesn’t matter what we do.  He will never love us more or less than He does at this very moment.  Like the Sunday School song says:

“Jesus loves the little children.

All the children of the world.

Red, and yellow, black, and white,

They are all precious in His sight.

Jesus loves the little children of the world.”

Lately when we turn on the news, the focus is on the heated racial tensions. The violence that has exploded breaks my heart.  How do you think all this violence makes God feel?  Jesus wept when His dear friend Lazarus died.  I can picture Jesus weeping in heaven as His loved ones are killing each other because of the color of their skin.

When we get to heaven, every color, gender, ethnicity and nation will be praising God together.  How can we, as believers in Jesus, the one who called ALL people to be loved and saved, love others the way Jesus does? 

Start by remembering this:

• All God’s children are made in His image.  All = Everyone.
• Jesus taught us to love our neighbors.  Think about who is your neighbor? 
• God is love.  His love knows no boundaries.  He calls us to love like Him.

Martin Luther King Jr dreamed of a nation where love changes boundaries.  I have the same dream.  One day, I pray God’s children around the globe will stand and give thanks to God at 3pm – every color, in every nation.  Let’s dream together.

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