Read James 2:1-10
God hates injustice. He created all men, the poor and the rich. To some he placed in poor families and some he placed in rich. Jesus, himself said, You will always have the poor among you and that is true. What he is warning us against is treating a rich person with more honor than a poor. They are both people God loves and we should have his heart about them too. It is the poor that Jesus chose to be great in the kingdom because they are meek and humble. He said of the rich that it was hard for them to enter into the kingdom because you must become like a little child. But it is not impossible because with God all things are possible.
It all boils down to one commandment: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." If we do this we will reach out to the rich and the poor and not even notice if they are rich or poor. Our neighbor means he lives close by. If we see everyone as someone who lives close by then we will feel comfortable and on the same plane because in Christ, we are on the same plane. We are all sinners.
Lord, examine our hearts and convict us of injustice and favorites. Help us to see ourselves and everyone around us as your children.
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