Everyone Matters 6th Dec 2012
In a world where only people with power, prestige, or wealth seem to count, God brings a different perspective. Jesus shows that even the one who wanders away is important. In fact, the wandering one is so important that the shepherd is willing to leave the rest of the flock to go out and search for the lost one. And when he finds that missing sheep, the shepherd calls his family and friends together to celebrate.
Everyone matters to God. In God's world, in his family, everyone is important. He cares about them all. That's how God thinks and operates. So too in his church, every members matters. The church can never say that one person is more important than another. Jesus tells us the first will be last and the last will be first. God's world is a world of grace. His love is not dependent on our actions. Even when we wander away, God still cares enough to chase us down and bring us to home.
Such unconditional love seems strange and makes little sense in our world, where worth is measured in terms of status and productivity. But God sees every person as a child whom he loves. God sees us as his creation. God seeks us out, no matter who we are or what we have become. Such love is beyond our comprehension, yet we know it is real because in Christ, it touches us all.
6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ (Luke 15:6)
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