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b'Genesis 1:26-27 says God created humans in His own image, in His likeness.\\nThis tells us God places the same value on all people, because each of us\\nis created in His image.\\n.\\nSometimes, we tend to think that we are of less value than others. We might\\ncompare ourselves with those who seem better than us because of their\\nappearance or beauty, or because they come from rich families who can give\\nthem nice things that we ourselves cannot afford.\\n.\\nWhen I was still in school, I used to feel inferior in the company of\\nstudents who came from rich families as I watched their rich parents drop\\nthem at school in personal vehicles while I had to walk to school. To me,\\nit looked like God placed more value on those people.\\n.\\nBut now, I\\u2019ve come to understand that God does not value us because of how\\nwe look or what we have, but because we are created in His own image. He\\nplaces the same value on all people, be they poor or rich. And He creates\\nall people beautiful.\\n.\\nI came to this understanding as I listened to the testimonies of people who\\nare less valued by society. They told of the things God had done for them,\\nand I saw that God doesn\\u2019t just work on behalf of those who society places\\nmore value on. Through listening to others and reading God\\u2019s Word, God has\\nbeen teaching me to see myself and others as He sees us.\\n.\\nJames 2:1-4 shows us God wants us to place the same value on all people. He\\ntells us not to show special attention to the rich while ignoring the poor,\\nand not to treat people with honor or dishonor based on the way they\\u2019re\\ndressed. John 3:16 teaches us God values all people the same\\u2014because He\\nloves us, Jesus died for us on the cross, and He offers eternal life to all\\nwho put their trust in Him. So let us learn to look at ourselves and others\\nas God sees us: as His valuable creation. \\u2022 Enid Adah Nyinomujuni\\n.\\n\\u2022 How have you seen wealth, status, appearance, etc. influencing how people\\ntreat each other in your community?\\n.\\n\\u2022 When do you find it difficult to see all people (including yourself) as\\ninherently valuable, no matter what we look like or what we have? God\\ninvites us to talk to Him about this, relying on His love to help us see\\npeople as He sees us, remembering that each person is someone Jesus died\\nfor.\\n.\\n\\u201cSo don\\u2019t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of\\nsparrows.\\u201d Matthew 10:31 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJas.2.1-Jas.2.4|Gen.1.26-Gen.1.27|John.3.16'