This was sent to me this morning by the Director of the West Central Baptist Association in Indiana
Merry Christmas!!!
Dirty American Farmer
…one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.
Luke 12:15
Recommended Reading
James 2:1-9
In the late 1700s, the manager of Baltimore’s largest hotel refused lodging to a man dressed like a farmer because he was afraid the man’s humble appearance would shame his establishment. So the man left. Later, the innkeeper discovered that he had turned away none other than Thomas Jefferson! He immediately sent a note to Jefferson asking him to return to the hotel and be his guest, to which Jefferson replied, “I have already engaged a room. I value his good intentions highly but if he has no place for a dirty American farmer, he has none for the Vice President of the United States.”
We should never disregard the value or worth of those who have little in this world or show partiality to those who have much. The Creator of the Universe was born into a family that was poor in the eyes of society, but God found them worthy to raise His own Son.
Let us show the love of Christ to all without partiality because oftentimes it is those with little to speak of in this world who have much stored up in heaven.
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