Touching the Untouchable

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?

James 2:3-4 

 

Have you ever felt like an outcast?  Have you ever felt like you just didn't fit in?  Have you ever endured a situation in life where you thought no one would be able to understand how you felt?  I have.  As a matter of fact, when I walk into the squad room and the conversations suddenly stop...yeah.

 

We seem to have this idea that some people are "acceptable" and some are "untouchable."  We tend to include people who have lost their job, the depressed, the terminally ill, the handicapped, the divorced, those who don't seem to fit in, the list is endless as to the people we consider untouchable or outcast.  Fact: Jesus died for them just as much as He died for you.

 

Think about the ministry of Jesus.  Did He focus on the rich?  Did He focus on the "religious"? Did He focus on those who could do something for Him in return?  NO!  Jesus focused on the poor, the outcasts, the untouchables.  He loved them.  He healed them.  He touched them.  Who are we to do differently?