When I was a child, we would sing “Jesus Loves the Little Children.”
“Jesus loves the little children,
All the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white,
They are precious in His sight.
Jesus loves the little children of the world.”
God’s love is color blind. Paul makes all of this very plain.
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28
“The Lord Jesus … loves you. If you doubt His love, look to Calvary. The light reflected from the cross shows you the magnitude of that love which no tongue can tell. …
“See Him, by the eye of faith, bending over you in love. … He wants you to live in His presence; to have eternal life and a crown of glory.” Sons and Daughters of God, 340
“Jesus loves … His children. Reader, He loves you. Heaven itself can bestow nothing greater, nothing better.” The Desire of Ages, 483
“Jesus loves us. … [H]ow full and how broad is the mercy and love that He waits to bestow upon all who will walk in obedience and humility before Him.” Notebook Leaflets from the Elmshaven Library, Vol. 1, 87
This is the only criterion by which we are judged. Color, race, religion, nationality, age—none of these matter in our salvation. We must be like Christ. If any color were to represent compassion, it would be red. Red, the color of Jesus’ blood shed to save us.
“God shows His love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we are now justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God.” Romans 5:8, 9
“Through the grace of Christ, we may be strengthened and matured, so that though now imperfect we may become complete in Him. We have mortgaged ourselves to Satan, but Christ came to ransom and redeem us. We cannot purchase anything from God. It is only by grace, the free gift of God in Christ, that we are saved.” Our Father Cares, 121
Before you speak, THINK
T = is it true?
H = is it helpful?
I = is it inspiring?
N = is it necessary?
K = is it kind?