This blog post is based off of Leviticus 19:33-34 from the "New Women's Devotional Bible".
I never realized that there were other believers that left Egypt with the Israelites. It wasn't until this morning that I was reading the verses in Leviticus that another passage led me to believe that other non-Hebrews left Egypt because they saw what God had done for the Israelites and they wanted to come with them. So, when God is telling the Israelites to treat the aliens with them as equals, He is referring to these people who came with them.
There may be times in life where we feel like the alien. Maybe our faith in God is seen as a negative to others or maybe just an oddity. Luckily, I work in a place where I am free to talk about my faith freely and I don't have to hide it. However, many people don't have this opportunity and may feel like more of a stranger or outcast.
There are many people that we come across with in life that don't always act or look the same as we do. I know I'm guilty of mistreating others, or at least not treating them the same as I would treat someone the same as me. i think it comes from a sense of comfort with what we know. I know this doesn't excuse the fact, or make it right, but sometimes we don't know how to act when something is different. After reading today's verses I realize that I need to be more aware of my actions and really look to God before I look at others. Unless I'm looking at all others through His eyes, I won't be able to treat everyone equally.
Let us look to God in order to look to others with love. Because it isn't until we see through God's eyes that we really will see the world in a loving way.
No comments:
Post a Comment