Jesus died for them

No matter who you look at. No matter how different they are from you. No matter what “weird” things they like or how they dress or what language they speak, Jesus loves them.

We are all so different in so many ways. Our differences often become dividing lines. We perceive and we judge. We elevate our likes and dislikes higher than theirs. We consider our ways the best ways our our thoughts the best thoughts. If they don’t see it my way, like what I like, or look like, smell like, and sound like me…

But remember that Jesus loves every single person.

He loves them so much that He died for them.

He died so that they could be forgiven.

He died so they could be free.

He died to they could be cleansed and filled.

He came and died and was raised to life that we all might have life and that both abundant and eternal in His presence and for His glory.

He died so that the gifts and personality He gave to them could shine through and be used and sanctified for His glory. He created their personality. He created their appearance. He not only loves them, but loves them neither more than less than He loves me. He loves them just as much as He loves me. He listens to them as much as He listens to me. He speaks to them just as much as He speaks to me. He saves them by grace like He saves me by grace. He doesn’t ask them or me to be perfect, just fully surrendered. He doesn’t ask them to try and make others happy or to live up to the expectations of others instead the call for them and us alike is just to fully receive and fully give love.

Thanks be to God that Jesus doesn’t save me by how perfect I am or by how I look or talk or think or what I like or don’t like. He saves me by His grace. He saves them the same way. What a powerful thought and reality when I look at every single person I pass ever: “Jesus died for them”.