How many times have you felt of little worth because of some bad choice you made? We have all been there. There are times we want to hide our face, we want to stay in bed or we just want to run away. We can sometimes feel like we have nothing good to offer anyone. One of the things that Christ did when He came into the world was to impart worth and value to humanity.
First of all, the simple fact that God, the Creator of the universe and Sustainer of all living things, would enter into a sinful world speaks volumes of the kind of compassion and worth that He has toward mankind. Secondly, Jesus invested in people that many times were rejected or looked down upon by society. He called out fishermen and a tax collector to be His disciples, He invited children to hang out with Him and He touched those with leprosy as He healed them, along with many others who were sick. (In Jesus day it was believed by many that blindness and disease was often the result of sin in the person’s life or in the life of the parent.)
Jesus attributed value in the woman’s life that was caught in the act of adultery. The woman’s accusers brought her to Christ publicly for all to see. Jesus said, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Christ extended forgiveness to one that others were ready to stone. Read the entire story—John 8:1-11. Jesus’ action shows the worth that He placed in a single soul.
Fruitful outreach will require that we recognize the worth and value that God has placed in those we are called to reach out to. The simple fact that God sent Jesus to die for “whosoever will believe in Him” tells us how important each person is to Him.
Prayer: Lord, forgive me for the times I have devalued the life of another person. Open my eyes and my heart to see and to love them as You do. Amen
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