Jacob 2

(August 14, 2013)
If there was one piece of advice that could solve many of the world’s problems, it is the advice given by Jacob to recognize that God sees all of us as equally precious in His sight (and that we should likewise strive to do the same).  So many of our problems can be derived from that one failing that we have as human beings – we want to be better than others, or worry that we are worse than others.  Throughout, though, there is a spirit of comparison and competition that has no place in the Kingdom of God.  Certainly there is nothing wrong with competition per say, but we do not compete over the fundamental value of a human being in the Divine sight of our Father.  When I see you, the thought that should undergird all of my interactions with you should be that you are a Child of God, and as such your value is greater than anything else on earth and equal to mine.  Not greater, not lesser – equal.