One of the hot issues of our day is that of immigration.  This has become an issue of division among groups throughout our country.  Many significant Bible characters changed countries in their lives:  Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Elimilech, Naomi, Ruth, David, Joseph, Mary, Christ, Aquila, Priscilla, etc.  Many countries today like the United States, face immigration problems.  Let me try to give you as biblical perspective as I can concerning this.

 First of all, all people are made in the image of God.  Gen. 1:26-27 applies  to  every  human  being  regardless of color or nationality.  People  should  always  be  treated  with  respect.  Secondly, people everywhere need to earn a living and care for basic needs of their family.  A  perfect  example  of  this  is  the  fact that Boaz allowed a foreign woman named Ruth to glean in his fields.  He even offered her safety, water and shelter.  He was following the law of God (Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 19:9-10, 33, 34 Deuteronomy 24:19-22).  Thirdly, governments were set up by God to keep order and serve Him (Romans 13). They are set-up for well-being of people, even though we must remember that they are not infallible.  A nation has a right to establish a manageable flow of foreigners who immigrate.  Finally, everybody  needs to know Christ as their Saviour.  Regardless of how they got to our nation or as to why they are here, we must do all we can to reach them for Christ.  In Acts 2 at the day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit made it so that fourteen different nationalities could hear the Word of God in their own language.

 My  family and  I  recently  toured  Ellis  Island  where  12 million immigrants entered America.  Knowing I had family that came through there made it that more special.  Let’s always be about the business of reaching all people for Christ.  May God bless you.