Psalm 22:6-8: “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head.”
When Susan Boyle stepped out on the stage of “Britain’s Got Talent” years ago people laughed at her like the scoffers in this Psalm. They made fun of her because her outward appearance was not the glitz and glamour they had come to expect. Members of the audience could be seen rolling their eyes.
But when she began to sing, her voice was like that of the angels. People’s initial attitudes about her were changed. She had an amazing voice that was perfection to their ears. The rolling eyes changed to looks of shock at the incredible talent this woman had to offer.
The resounding applause proved she had what it took to be a star.
But her talent was on the inside. God looks at what we’re all about by what’s on the inside. God doesn’t care if we have lustrous hair that shines or dingy gray or no hair at all. God loves us just the way we are.
God doesn’t care if our eyelashes are long and full of volume. God loves us just the way we are. God doesn’t care if we own a limousine and driver to go with it or if we walk to church or take the bus.
God loves us just the way we are with the resources we have on the inside. And our biggest resource is our heart. It’s a heart that has a right relationship with God. It’s a heart that desires to live by God’s standards, not human beings. That is where true happiness is found.
It’s no secret formula that comes in a bottle or that you have to purchase in an exclusive limited-time TV offer. No! The price has already been paid for you to be in a right relationship with God. Jesus Christ paid the price with His life for you! Amen! (Contributed by Margaret Unger)
Those who laughed at Susan Boyle were certainly surprised. She prevailed over their scorn. Those who laugh and scorn you for your faith in Christ will one day be laughed at themselves. Psalm 59:8-9: “But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.”
Romans 8:31: “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” The answer is that if God is for us, it doesn’t matter if anyone is against us or not. They will not prevail over us!
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