BOB PEDEN
You can probably remember being in school and realizing that there were certain people next to whom no one wanted to sit during lunch. Even today, there may be certain people with whom many folks don't want to be seen. The kingdom of God, however, operates on exactly the opposite standard. In the kingdom of God no one of us is better than the other. We are all sinners, saved by grace or we are a sinner not yet saved by grace.
Jesus was a great example for us. He spent time with tax collectors, sinners, common people, diseased people, and prostitutes as well as religious leaders, teachers, disciples, and believers.
This is Bob Peden of Central United Methodist Church suggesting that the next time we see someone excluded, shunned, or left out, let's go out of our way to befriend that person and show him or her the unconditional love of Jesus. Let's show them abundant honor. After all, they are of eternal value to God.
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