Despite our culture’s best and misguided efforts to promote self-love, many people continue to feel less valuable than those around them for various reasons. We have less money than someone else, we never completed our master’s degree, we do not have our own office at work, our house is the smallest in the neighborhood, our IQ is not as high as someone else’s, our body is not as fit, our health is not up to par, our family’s background is embarrassing, we don’t look as good as others, our sense of humor is less than desirable, our talents are few, etc., etc., ad infinitum.
Sometimes we actually get to feeling that we either do not deserve or cannot earn the care and attention of others. Worse yet, we sometimes suppose we cannot possibly gain the care and attention of God. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to the self-professed “Lord of lords.” Catch this verse tucked away in the first portion of the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy, “For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe” (Deuteronomy 10:17, NASB).
Simply put, God does not show favoritism as this world does. He will not accept bribes of money, talent, status, or good works. He cares for people on the basis of one thing – His own, consistent character. God is the great One, the mighty One, and the awesome One; yet He cares for us because of His endless mercy. God reaches down to every person in just the same way – out of pure compassion. In God’s eyes, we are all equally helpless, and equally undeserving of His best. However, without one hint of bias toward any particular type of individual, God reaches down to us in the Person of Jesus Christ.
The rich cannot bait God with money. The intelligent cannot sway God with brainpower. The influential cannot gain God’s attention with power. The poorest among us can find God. Those with lowest aptitude can experience His loving arms. Those least known or understood can hear His voice. No matter the world’s opinion of you or your assumptions about yourself, God’s action toward you is unprejudiced. You cry out sincerely to Him, and He responds with mercy. So unlike human beings, God “does not show partiality nor take a bribe.” Lift your head. Look up. God loves YOU because of who HE is.