equality | A Satisfied Spirit

When are we going to learn? When will we stop characterizing people by what we perceive as the color of their skin? God never intended this when He created us. We are all simply shades of one color.

There are as many as 250 shades of brown. They encompass all the ways God uses them in nature. The color is perceived as stable, safe, traditional, and conservative (from https://simplicable.com/new/brown-color). Add to that 30 shades of beige, all the combinations of those, and the possibilities are almost endless.

Where am I going with this? I’m tired of all the violence and drama related to the color of our skin. Consider this list of Not All…

NOT ALL whites are racist
NOT ALL blacks are thugs
NOT ALL people are perfect
NOT ALL cops are brutal
NOT ALL Christians are judgemental
NOT ALL gun owners are evil
NOT ALL Middle Eastern people are terrorists

What does God think of all this? Check out these verses.

Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritismbut accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. Acts 10:34-35

There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28

And they sang a new song, saying:

“You are worthy to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood you purchased for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. Revelation 5:9

Mandisa and Toby Mac say this so well in We All Bleed The Same.

Here’s an additional thought… Black and white are not colors. Just sayin’ ………….

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone. Hebrews 12:14

Blessings to you and yours!

Marie

My thoughts and ponderings on this word led me to who are the ‘other’ people in our society? In a social climate that prides itself on equality, we have certain ‘other’ people that are not counted among the equal. People of color, any color actually, white, black, olive, pink… women, elderly, poor, rich, educated, homeless. Every one of us fits in an ‘other’ category.

When I looked up the definition here’s what it said: used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about.

What, then, does God say about it?

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. Luke 6:31 (I can still hear my mother’s voice… Do unto others as you would have them do to you.)

Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 (I don’t think this verse would even be necessary if we would stop being all about ourselves.)

So, isn’t it time to start making the ‘other’ people in our lives more important than we are?

Blessings to you and yours!

Marie

I’m sharing this with a group of writers who set aside 5 minutes each week to write about one word. Why don’t you join us? Five Minute Friday