Check the Label

So I've submitted to being a "blogger". This is what you can all label me as now; "the guy who blogs". But while thinking about this new label, I also got thinking about labels that you and I give to others without really knowing them. Whether its the colour of their skin, the clothes they were, the people they hang about with or the way they talk, we are all guilty of judging people based on appearances. Really though, we're all human; we're all unique, we're all made in the image of God - "So God created man in His own image..." Genesis 1:27 - and that's what makes us all so special. At the end of the day, God doesn't look at the colour of our skin, the clothes we wear, or anything else; he looks much deeper. In the words of Matt Redman; "You search much deeper within/Through the way things appear/You're looking into my heart..." God doesn't care if you look amazing on the outside and wear the latest fashion of clothes or have the newest phone of the market, he cares about what's in your heart - "For man looketh on the outward appearance but God looketh on the heart" - 1 Samuel 16:7. God doesn't see us as materially rich or poor; in his eyes, we are spiritually rich or poor. Whatever our reputation in this world, it counts for nothing before God because WE ARE ALL SINNERS. Yes, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23. He sees us all as guilty, hell deserving sinners, until we are made right with Him. He is the only one who is, and who ever will be, worthy to judge us. And when God judges us, he judges us severely - "Anyone whose name was not found in the book [of life] was cast into the lake of fire." - Revelation 20:15. So next time we go to judge someone, or label them with certain qualities or vices, think about this: Am I worthy to judge that person? And how is God judging me? Sinner saved by grace? Or just sinner?

PS: This is the first blog so hopefully they'll get better as I get used to writing them!