Jesus Loves The Little Children “Red and Yellow, Black and White”

Isaiah 32; Isaiah 33; Isaiah 34; Isaiah 35; James 2
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Scripture

James 2

1 My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. 3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, 4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him? 6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? 7 Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?
8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.

Observation

Jesus loves the little children all the children of the world, red and yellow black and white they are precious in his sight! Our Christian academy is so diverse. We have children attending our Tampa Bay Christian Academy from all types of backgrounds. We have children coming from very wealthy families to many families struggling just to have money for food and clothes. They come from all over this world. Some come from families that are Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian and some come with no religious background at all. Racially and culturally our academy is so diverse. It is a true reflection of the world that we live in.

I am very proud of our academy staff. This was all done intentionally.

Not everyone is happy that our school is so open, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Just this week I heard about a comment that came from a person in leadership within our church saying that our school lets in the wrong kind of kids! Hmm…I wonder if this person was referring to the color of skin, or to the economic situation of the family, or maybe it was the family’s religious background. I wonder what they dislike about our kids or dislike about our kid’s parents.

It doesn’t matter what they dislike about our kids. The attitude is so wrong and no matter what they say or how they rationalize their prejudice it is an indication to me of a severe heart problem. I am so glad that 99.9% of our people in our church do not feel this way!

The few that do need to memorize, meditate on, and then live out James 2:1-9.

Application

I will continue to strongly support our academy in their mission to reach children for Christ regardless of the color of their skin and regardless of the economic situation that life finds them in.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me not to discriminate. Help me not to favor one person over another because of their appearance. Help me to see past their appearance to their heart. Give me your eyes and your heart for the people around me! I pray for our academy staff, for our academy families. I pray that you richly bless them this coming school year. I pray for the funding needed to keep our school reaching out to our community. Touch the hearts of people that can help our school financially. In Jesus Name Amen.

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