A few weeks ago, the Africa Mercy was expecting to have the president of Togo onboard. We usually are allowed to have personal visitors on Sunday afternoons, but because of heightened security needs, visitations were cancelled. A few days prior to his expected arrival, we had a lovely group devotions in the Admissions department. Edem led devotions based on James 2:2-4:
For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
Obviously, as the President, he must be shown respect. But after discussing a bit how we treat people differently based on their clothing, knowledge, etc, Edem said something like this, "It doesn't matter what your status is here on Earth. Maybe I won't be allowed to watch the President walk on red carpet while he is here on Sunday, but if the President isn't a child of God, then he can't come see me walk on streets of gold in Heaven someday!"
This has really stuck with me since then, thinking about how we truly are the favored children of God.
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