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Meditation No. 1795
🔆 AATHAVAN –
Tuesday, 06.01.2026
“Are you not as the sons of Ethiopia to Me, O sons of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Have I not brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?” (Amos 9:7)
Today’s meditation verse explains a profound truth: God loves all people equally, and if pride is found within us, we cannot truly know God.
The people of Israel had a sense of pride about themselves. They believed that they alone were chosen by God, that all others were Gentiles who did not know God, and therefore God loved only them more than anyone else.
But God does not show partiality among human beings. He loves not only the people of Israel, but all people. Just as He delivered Israel from Egypt, He has also delivered people of other nations from their various forms of bondage. Therefore, the Lord God says to Israel, “Do not boast.” He declares, “You are to Me just like the sons of Ethiopia.” Moreover, He asks, “Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?”
In other words, God says: Just as I love you, I love the people of other nations also; therefore, I have delivered them as well. The history of Israel is recorded for us in Scripture, whereas the histories of other nations are not described in detail; hence, we may not be aware of them. Yet the Lord clearly declares, “O Israel, do not be proud. Are you not like the sons of Ethiopia to Me?”
The apostle Paul refers to this truth as a mystery revealed to him by God:
“That by revelation there was made known to me the mystery… that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.” (Ephesians 3:3, 6)
God loves others just as He loves the Jews. Yes, “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him.” (Romans 10:12)
And again, we read:
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28)
The Jews, who take pride in saying, “We are the ones who gave the Scriptures; we are the ones who spoke with God,” have, because of that very pride, failed to recognize the true Messiah even to this day. Indeed,
“What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened.” (Romans 11:7)
Yes, beloved, while we are considered Gentiles by the Israelites, we have come to know Christ, the Messiah, by God’s choosing.
Superior theological knowledge or ancestral pride does not help us to know God. Only a humble heart enables us to truly know God in our daily life. If we take pride in our biblical knowledge, education, position, or wealth, then like Israel, we too will remain people who do not truly know Christ in our lives.
God’s Message: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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