Who Are We?

Isaiah 51:12

"I, even I, am he who comforteth you. Who art thou, that

 thou shouldest be afraid of man that shall die, and

 of the son of man who shall make like grass" 

    We all have our good points as well as those areas in which we need to improve. The same goes for the people we encounter throughout our day; they, too, have their good points and their not so good points. Everyone has a good side and a bad side. The question is, which is the real us? Are we the good, the bad, or both?  

    We are essentially all good. How do we know this? Because the Bible teaches us that we were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). We all have imperfections to work on, but our core is all God, all good. Our job is to see the good in ourselves and in others; our job is to see the truth in each other.

    In the story of Noah after the flood, we learn how Ham found his father laying naked after becoming drunk. He ran out to tell his other brothers what their father had done and invited them to come witness the scene for themselves. But Shem and Japheth had a very different response. They walked in backward so as not to view their father’s nakedness and covered him up.

    In life, we have a choice. We can expose the weaknesses of others, or we can look away and help cover it up. Likewise, we can expose the goodness of others or look away and ignore it. All too often it seems that people uncover the bad and bury the good. But we have to act like Shem and Japheth and turn away from the bad parts of others, and then act like Isaiah, revealing the good in others.

Today, let us try to see the good in every person that we meet. Remember, it won’t just be looking at a more pleasant view; we will be looking at the truth.

Amen!

Reading: Isa. 51:1-16

               Gen. 9:18-29

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You 

And Your Family

Minister Robert Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry