UNLIKELY MESSENGERS I often find myself questioning the Lord’s choice for a messenger. Of all people He could’ve first appeared to, He chose a sinner from “whom He cast out seven demons” to bear one of the most important messages—that He is alive! Just like the apostles, I would’ve had my doubts about the news, wondering why Jesus didn’t appear to more credible people first. We often have a tendency to miss the message because we judge the messenger. Once, I was looking for an envelope with important documents when my husband suggested I look for it among his things. Since I’m more organized than him, I ignored his suggestion and spent my energies searching everywhere else for it. When, out of sheer exhaustion, I finally looked into my husband’s things, the envelope was indeed there! I could’ve spared myself the extra stress if I had only trusted him. Often, pride makes us think that we know enough not to listen to what other people have to say. Prejudice often leads us to think that we know God better. We think we know how He should appear and talk to us in our daily lives. In the process, we miss experiencing Him in the people whom we judge the most. By His grace, may we learn to be humble enough to welcome Him even in the most difficult or unlikely people in our lives. When have I doubted God’s message because of my prejudice towards the messenger? #CFCAblaze #InHisSteps #DailyGospelReflection #prejudice #messenger #EasterTide https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc8jiZAWxv/?igshid=bt9kfr0lkcyk
