1496)  I grew up in a house with three siblings, two brothers and one sister. As most children do, we would wonder, from time to time, which one of us was the favorite child. I’m sure each one of us was convinced that one of the other three was the favorite.

It’s easy to have favorites not only in the home but in other places. James 2:1 cautions us to be careful who we favor and who we don’t. Why? There’s probably several reasons, but one of the most basic needs we have as humans is to feel accepted. When there is favoritism, the feeling of acceptance is squashed.

Does this mean as God’s children, we need to like everyone? No. There are just some personalities that rub us the wrong way. What we can do is love everyone the same. Perhaps I’ll be brave enough to say that we should love especially those whom we don’t like.

Favoritism rarely yields a positive return so why make the investment?