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OD has a plan concerning the inhabitants of Africa. It is
absurd that the statement even needs to be made, but sadly there is still a
ridiculous amount of very strong prejudice against people of African descent. Every
human being has 2 common male ancestors, both Adam and Noah. In other words,
there is only one race, and that is the human race. No reminder is more potent
than that found in 1st John 2:2 and John 3:16. Christ died for the
sins of all men, red and yellow, black and white, because God loved the whole
race. God didn't plan redemption to the
exclusion of any ethnic group (Revelations 5:9 & Acts 8:26-39). We know
that this is true, but do we live in the full light of the ramifications of
this truth?
During the days of Isaiah, the people "beyond the rivers of Ethiopia" had a distinct
reputation. They were both a people to be feared and yet they were also trodden
down. It seems that they exhibited a certain superiority and yet were also
oppressed. Despite (or maybe because of) their advantages, there are far too
many examples of them being suppressed & oppressed. In recent centuries,
the bane & blight of the slave trade did much to humiliate & antagonize
them & to drive almost irreparable wedges between them & many others. But
indeed, God's program includes all the inhabitants of the world; everyone who
dwells on the earth (Isaiah 18:3). That
certainly includes the people of Africa. The day will come when they will be
connected with a significant ensign & present (vs. 3 & 7) which will
bring significant glory to God (Psalm 87:3-6).
God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34-35), so we had best make sure
that we aren't prejudiced against particular ethnicities either (James 2:4).
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