I sure hope I do better next time �

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Posted on: 30th Mar 2015

James 2:1-10 (NKJV)

2 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, �You sit here in a good place,� and say to the poor man, �You stand there,� or, �Sit here at my footstool,� 4 have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Reflection:

We never know who God is sending to our door. I�m quickly reminded of this scripture: �Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares (Heb 13:2).� Now, I�m not going to tell you that an angel came to my door (at least I don�t think she�s one), but I will tell you that I�ve, once again, been reminded not to perceive a situation through my natural senses, using logic and reason, but rather to follow the principles of God found in the Bible.

Recently a woman wanted to visit our small home church gathering. At first I hesitated to invite her because one of her two children is mentally challenged, and is sometimes quite disruptive. A small gathering like ours, I thought, just couldn�t support such distractions and disruptions. I decided to have the person who was suggesting she come, tell her not to come.

Well!!! It didn�t take long for the Holy Spirit to go up one side -- and down the other side of me with a stern rebuke, �Who are you not receive one of my children, no matter what the potential situation looks like to you!� As you can imagine, shame instantly arose within me and I told God how sorry I was for being so selfish.

I immediately called the person who had asked if the woman could come and told her to tell the woman how sorry I was for making such a poor decision; and that she was more than welcome to come. As it turned out my first message never got delivered, and so it looked like I was still the good guy (that is until she gets wind of this).

I cannot tell you how much of a blessing this woman has become to our little church over the past few weeks -- in spite of her child�s occasional disruptions. This woman is a humble, mature, godly woman who understands the Holy Spirit�s leading; able to pray and to prophesy with boldness and passion.

I sure hope I do better next time �

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James 2:1-10 (NKJV)

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