No Margin of Error

For everyone, there are people that we might not get along with, or simply might not enjoy their company. Sometimes we might not really care about making them a better person, or acting nicely towards them. There are people we might see as lost causes, or as being beyond redemption.

However, in the eyes of Jesus, there is nobody that matches that description. A reflection I once read said:

"There is no margin of error that's acceptable to Him, no percentage of lives that don't matter. He makes an astonishing claim: It's not God's will that even one soul be lost. Everyone counts. Everyone. So the next time it seems expedient to write off somebody, or some group, as not worth our time, resources, and compassion, remember the percentage that interests Jesus when it comes to salvation: 100%."

I don't think anyone would read this and be shocked by what it says, but I doubt there are a lot of us that are really living this out. We don't go the extra mile for those we don't care as much about, and generally are only interested in them so far as we can get something from them.

How different the world and people would be if they saw each soul and each person as a unique person created by God to be loved and known. If we treated everyone with the respect that we would treat those we most admire.

How do we treat others?