Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances. -La Fontaine
John 7:24, Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
It has been said that a first impression is what last. I am sure you have been there. You meet someone for the first time and you immediately think you have them pegged by where they live, what they drive, what they are wearing, or the way they comb their hair. Oh, you say that is foolish but have we not all done it on... them being tattooed, by the number of piercings they have in their ears, or even if they smoke.
First impressions do make a lasting impression! However, we should be more concerned about a person's heart rather than what t-shirt they are wearing. The reason is that the outward appearance is only a thermometer of what the heart has on the inside. “Proverbs 23:7a, For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...”
This week let's set our self-righteous attitude to the side and minister to people right where they are at. Challenging them to consider their standing before Christ and watching the Lord do a work in their heart! 2 Corinthians 5:17, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.