Beloved, Are You Prejudice?
Many of you will answer “NO” to this question. But if you play that nepotism card, then you’re prejudice. You see nepotism is another name for favoritism which is discrimination or bias and being bias is prejudice.
Beloved, nepotism has a way of stultifying or discoloring the vision of its victims to reality. In James 2:2-3, James wrote about Christians who were trying to make an impact on an affluent man so they could profit from his wealth and social status. The affluent man represents the enemies of Christ, yet they gave him preferential treatment anyway. The poor man represents those whom God chose to be rich in faith and heirs of His kingdom, In verse 6 it says they treated him badly and dishonored him. Beloved, that’s the characteristic of an unpredictable person!!! An unpredictable person is inconsistent, erratic, and they’re very foolish!!!
Let me tell you right here and right now, you can’t achieve God’s purposes by siding with or becoming friends with God’s enemies. In James 5:4-6, some ungodly rich people were intimidating Christians by withholding their wages and even putting some to death. They forcibly forced Christians to go to court to exploit them by some type of prejudice or discrimination. They blasphemed (cussed) the impartial name of Christ. The phrase in verse 7: “by which you have been called” speaks of a personal relationship. Normally, new converts made a public proclamation of their faith in Christ at their baptism. From then on, they were called “Christians,” meaning, “Christ’s own,” “Christ’s ones,” – “belonging to Christ.” So when people slandered-insulted Christians, they were slandering – insulting Christ Himself!!!
Beloved, anyone that can overlook a person’s evils and illustrate nepotism toward the enemies of Christ displays their sophisticated elusive trickery and mind-blowing influence of partiality “PREJUDICE.” Today the circumstances may be different, but the principles are still the same. So, as you prepare for this Sunday, for the sake of Christ and His people, I want you to remember the three reasons James gave for not showing nepotism: *(verse 1) – You and your brothers and sisters in Christ are one with the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the glory of God revealed. **(verse 5) – God has chosen the poor to eternal riches, and *** (Verse 7) – God has called you by His name.
If you desire to be like Christ, you cannot exemplify or indicate partiality “Prejudice.” You must be reasonable open-minded and unbiased in all your interactions with others.
Let Us Pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being impartial and delivering Your Words through me this morning. Thank You for showing us a keener more profound vision of the platform that prejudice boldly stands on. Help us all to form a different relationship than nepotism. Help us to be strong and bold not just with others but with ourselves first when we see or sense nepotism stepping up to the podium or platform to gain an advantage. Father God, as we confess to You our prejudice, we ask that You correct us and direct us right away. In Jesus’ Name, I Pray, Amen and Aaamen.
Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE – TOO LATE.
I LOVE YOU ALL!!! – Have a “Blessed” Sunday. 😀