Our tendency to show favoritism often stems from a leaning toward greed. We think our preferential treatment of the wealthy or powerful may result in personal gain. As the American saying expresses, "It's not what you know but who you know that counts."
We are to imitate Christ and our Heavenly Father (Romans 8:29; 1Corinthians 11:1 ; Matthew 5:45). God shows his mercy on all, rich, poor, just and unjust and his judgement on all who do not repent from evil, his child or his enemy (Ezekiel 33; Hebrews 10:26-31).
If we are to be a faithful steward of God's message, then we are to treat the poor and the wealthy, the powerful and the ditch digger with equal respect, sharing the message of God's redemptive power in our actions as well as our words (1 Timothy 5:21).
