I have always been amazed that there are still people in this world who believe that God favors man by the color of his skin. Some go to great lengths to distort His word to express this sentiment, but God is very clear right from the beginning about man.

Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..."

This verse emphasizes two important points. First, it shows us that God is not alone. He very distinctly uses the adjectives, "Us," and "Our." This signifies that the holy trinity is already in place before creation. God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost (Spirit) creates man in, Their image. Second, They make man in Their image and likeness. No where in this description, written by Moses through God, does it state; white man, black man, or any other nationality.

We are all created equal in the eyes of our creator. Any deviation from this is not God ordained, but man driven. One of the arguments has been the vast difference in the way mankind has been treated over the years because of the color of their skin. Again, this has been perpetuated by a society ignorant of God's love and grace. Jesus' himself not only warned us about Satan's presence in this world, but called him the, "ruler of this world."

John 12:31
31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

John 14:30
30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.

Luke 10:18
18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Satan was cast out of heaven because he wanted to be God. Theologians over the years have debated heavily on this subject, and most agree that Satan was jealous of God's love for mankind. When he was cast out, he decided to make earth his kingdom and wreak havoc on God's creation. God has given us freewill on earth, and we can choose who we serve. Jesus our king, or Satan (greed, fame, destruction, murder, etc...).

Hence, racism and hatred among God's created who choose to let Satan control their behavior. Each generation has made choices based on godly conduct or worldly values. This was not God's design for mankind. Genesis chapters one and two paint the perfect picture of paradise. Chapter three is the fall of man and their allegiance to sin over God. God's perfect world never had man judging man by the color of his/her skin. It was Satan's influence that started in the garden and has continued to this day. Over the years man's return to God's loving nature has slowly chipped away at that hatred, but not until the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will it be perfected once again.

Until that day we must continue to spread the gospel all over the world and profess the name of Jesus. Don't give in to the temptation of judging others because of the color of their skin. I have always liked the song, Livin on the Edge by Aerosmith. They sing:

"If you can judge a wise man
By the color of his skin
Then mister, you're a better man than I"