These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men. Acts 17:11-12

One of the great encouragements (and there are many!) that I receive from the Lord is Hs inclusivity in the building of His kingdom. It is not made up of a singular demographic, but of all sorts people from nearly every demographic. Whether rich or poor, male or female, and without any respect to one’s ethnicity, God saves all kinds of people.

We may see more poor than wealthy followers of Christ, but it’s not the money that keeps the rich out. It is their trust in and love for their money that hinders then from trusting only in Christ. And while the Church was first made up of mostly Jewish people (Jesus is the King of the Jews who came first to His own), the Church is far more Gentile than Jewish from very early on. But that was not due to God’s precluding the Jews. If there was ever a preference shown, it was to the Jews, since their entire history and identity was their association with the God of the Bible and with His promises of a Messiah. God did not preclude them as much as they precluded themselves by refusing Him time and again.

What takeaways are there for us all in this?

We who are saved must be humbly grateful that God has saved us. It has nothing to do with who or what we are, but only with His matchless grace!

We who are saved must never count anyone out due to who or what they are. God may yet graciously save them just as He graciously saved us.

We who are saved must give all glory, honor, and praise to God, for this is why He saves all He is pleased to save. He saves all sorts of people to put His “without partiality” grace on display!