Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! – Psalm 117:1
Before God was called the God of Israel, He was called the God of Abraham. The promise of God to Abraham was that through his seed, all nations will be blessed. Jacob, who was later renamed as Israel is a seed of Abraham and was the seed through whom all nations are meant to blessed. (It should be noted that we are speaking in the physical sense, as we understand the in the spiritual sense, the seed is Christ). In the physical sense, Israel was lineage through which God chose to reveal Himself to the world (not just one nation). God’s desire was always to make Himself known to all peoples, that all peoples may praise Him. God, though Jesus, who was of the lineage of Israel, has made Himself known to all mankind, who now have access to God through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thus, when God sees us, He does not see second class citizens but sees all as being reconciled to Himself. When we consider peoples in Christ, we should not consider a particular nation, heritage or culture as extra special, for all are one in Christ. The only thing that makes any of us special is the presence of God in our midst and in our heart– it has nothing to do with where we are born or to which lineage we belong. Don’t let anyone convince you that you are a second-class citizen or they are a first-class citizen.
All are equal and special before God in Christ
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