God’s great love and grace reaches out to all His creations, and He didn’t create some people that He loves less and others that He loves more. He didn’t label people of one race, ethnicity, class, or culture as the most favored, and the rest as less so. God shows no partiality (Acts 10:34).
As Christians, we are called to love all people regardless of their background, social standing, or any other characteristic. Jesus died and gave His life for all humankind. He has shown the greatest love possible by dying for each of us.
God loves all humankind equally, and He gave His Son for each one. The Bible tells us that “greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). In God’s love for all His creations, He yearns that every person would come to repentance and accept His free gift of salvation through Jesus. Jesus died for all people, and He is not willing that any person should perish, no matter who they are (2 Peter 3:9).
“Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). And when we align our lives with God’s vision for humanity, we too can look past the differences in other people to see their inestimable worth and dignity as unique individuals created in the image of God. We can learn to love our neighbors and do our part to bring peace to the world by asking God to give us His love for others. The Bible says, “Christ left us an example, that we should follow His steps” (1 Peter 2:21).
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Every person is invaluable to God. He wants everyone to receive salvation through Jesus, and He rejoices when they do. God is no respecter of persons. Everyone, no matter what their worldly status, is a sinner before Him in need of His love and redemption. A Christian’s responsibility is to preach the gospel to everyone, especially to those whom He brings across our paths.
Every nation on earth has people who need Jesus. In every city and every neighborhood there are people who need Him. You can be an instrument to bring Christ to them. They need the unconditional love of God. They need Christians who can not only help them find salvation in Jesus, but walk alongside them on their path in Christian growth. Whoever God brings across your path, whoever He calls you to reach, be “ready in season and out of season” to share the good news with them (2 Timothy 4:2).—Peter Amsterdam