Jesus Paid Too Much To Pick and Choose

"He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fullfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

As I was reading this, it was strange that I was only able to think how people often times pick and choose when it comes to accepting one another. The text is about what Jesus said before he ascended into heaven, but what does it have to do with 'pick and choose'? You must think, "what is this guy saying?"
When I read the scripture or hear a good sermon, I have this strange understanding of how the text should be applied. And I find it quite helpful because many times it's exactly what I should do. Everyone understands that the text teaches how the gospel is to be shared and we as Christians should be compassionate towards non-believers and obey Jesus' command to spread the good news. The lesson I got from this text is that we should not judge each other and show compassion to everyone we encounter.

"The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

Jesus' suffering was too high of a price for us to pick and choose who we should share the gopel with or open our arms to or love or hate or eat JJamppong with.. just kidding. My point is that we only tend to think of this text in relations with sharing the gospel, but Jesus' precious love should be reflected in our lives so that we are not judging people, but accepting them for who they are and showing the same compassion that Jesus demonstrated on the cross. God shows us that we are all equal and to him we are all precious. Today's message reminds me to treat people without any prejudice or pre-conceived notions or misconceptions, but show love to all as Jesus has shown His love to me and to all of us.