I SEE a difference, SO I love you!

January 30, 2025 • 494 views

"I SEE a difference, SO I love you!" #lovingyourself

I am blessed to currently attend a church that is growing in ethnic diversity.

I am married to someone who is of a different tribe to me. I’m Yoruba by birth, but she is Bajju ( a southern Kaduna tribe in Nigeria) by birth.

Because of what we’ve seen as weaknesses or shortcomings in our very rich culture (I believe every culture on earth has its weaknesses and shortcomings), we’ve made a conscious effort to have a lot of people from different backgrounds in our lives. Different races, and different social economic statuses. I cannot begin to explain how rich having this diverse friendship circle is.

I love churches, and what pleases me more is when a church looks like their local vicinity. After all, Jesus died for all mankind.

James 2:1-4 NLT

[1] My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favour some people over others? [2] For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewellery, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. [3] 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, [4] doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?

There is a responsibility on the host to make the visitor feel welcomed. Expecting the visitor to "feel free; it’s your home!" without the actions to back it up is faith without works!