What do we see when we see someone who speaks English with an accent, speaks broken English, or no English? One thought that I have had many times is that if the roles were reversed and I was a refugee in their country, I would be the one speaking their language with an accent, or not at all.
I had dinner with friends Monday evening and shared this thought with them. My friend Alekseyi was a pastor and had a high level job in Ukraine. My friend Carmen was a judge in Venezuela. My friend Luis was a math teacher in El Salvador. If I was a refugee in their country, they would be the professionals helping me.
My interactions with people from diverse people has given me respect for them. More important than their professions in their countries, or their roles in society, is that they are all created in God’s image.
Each person we meet is created in God’s image. Each person we meet is someone Jesus died for because of his great love for us. Each person we meet is someone who needs our Savior’s love.
In the eyes of Jesus there are only two groups of people, those who know Jesus as their Savior and those who do not. In John 3:17-18 Jesus said:
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”
My desire is for everyone I meet to come to know Jesus as their Savior. My desire is also to show the love of Jesus to those I meet and interact with that others might overlook- my refugee and immigrant friends.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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