The Word Illustrated#25
© PamYla floyd
11/21/2009
for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart—I Samuel 16:7b
God loves each of us we were all created in His image. If we were to walk past a field of yellow flowers notice one that was much taller, and of differing colors, would we not still see it as being beautiful? The fact that it stands out in the crowd alone makes us take notice.
If we continue to look at the differences in each other as being strange or unacceptable, we will soon find ourselves creating a world where only those who have surgical procedures to look like carbon copies of eachother are the norm. God made each of us distinctly beautiful and like no other.
There are those who have Heterochromia, Vitiligo, Albinism or huge skin burns. What a person looks like should never have a bearing on our perception or acceptance of them. It is what's on the inside that makes us who we are.
When I was a teen, I saw an episode of The Twililght Zone called, “In the eye of the beholder”. In it everyone underwent plastic surgery to look like everyone else. What we call beautiful was seen as horrific and even terrifying. This is a great satirical view on how we are today.
Let's pray to be more accepting of others in our day to day lives. We never know what friend we may find in the person sitting right next to us!
God bless,
Pamyla
Reference Scriptures:
Genesis 1:26a
Psalm 139:14
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*Note* The image above is of yellow flowers and one purple and lavender one which stands much taller than the rest. Although it is different, it is no less beautiful than the others.
Posted By: Pamyla Floyd
Monday, November 23rd 2009 at 6:06PM
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