You
are Valuable to God:
He Really Cares
about You
"The
people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt
in the land of intense darkness and the shadow of death, upon them has
the light shined.
"For
to
us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be
upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity],
Prince of Peace.
"Of the
increase of His government and of peace there shall be no end."
Isaiah 9:2,6,7a
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There
are over 6 billion people on planet earth. All the descendents of Adam.
Adam our first father carried every human being in his bosom. As the
forerunner of the human race he set the tone for the condition of the
whole human race. If he continued in God's favor, that favor would be
extended to all his offspring. If he disobeyed, the curse of his fall
would become the inheritance of the entire human race.
As you
know very well, Adam fell prey to the deception of Satan. Since then,
the whole human race has plunged into utter darkness.
"For as by one
man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one
man shall many be made righteous." Romans 5:19 "According
as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world that we
should be holy and without blame before him in love." Ephesians
1:4
God who
had seen the end from the beginning had made preparation before man
ever sinned.
THE SOLUTION
EXISTED BEFORE THE PROBLEM!
"In a
remote Swiss village stood a beautiful church. It was so beautiful,
in fact, that it was known as the Mountain Valley Cathedral.
The church was not only
beautiful to look at--with its high pillars and
magnificent stained glass windows--but it had the most
beautiful pipe organ
in the whole region. People would come from miles away--from far
off lands--to hear the lovely tones of this organ.
"But
there was a problem. The columns
were still there--the windows still
dazzled with the
sunlight--but there was an eerie silence. The mountain valley no longer
echoed the
glorious finetuned music
of the pipe organ.
"Something had gone wrong with the pipe organ. Musicians and
experts from around the world had tried to repair it. Every time a new
person would try to fix it the villagers
were subjected to sounds of
disharmony-awful penetrating noises which polluted the air.
"One
day an
old man
appeared at the church door. He spoke with the sexton and after a time
the sexton reluctantly agreed to let the
old man try his hand at repairing the organ. For two days the old man
worked in almost total silence. The sexton
was, in fact, getting a bit nervous. Then
on the third day--at high noon--the mountain valley once again was
filled with glorious music.
Farmers dropped their plows, merchants
closed their stores--everyone stopped
what they were doing and headed for the church. Even the bushes and
trees of the mountain tops seemed to
respond as the glorious music echoed from
ridge to ridge.
"After
the old
man
finished his playing, a brave soul asked him how he could have fixed
the organ, how could he restore this magnificent instrument
when even the world's experts could not. Theold
man merely said it was
an inside job. “It was I who built this organ fifty years ago. I
created it--and now I have restored it."
"That
is what God is like. It is He who created the
universe, and
it is He who can, and will, and
is in the process of restoring it."
Four (4) dimensions of God's value system toward you:
1.
Your Worth
The
psalmist was intrigued by God's interest in man when he wrote:
"What
is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou
visitest him?
"…and
hast crowned him with glory and honour." Psalms 8:4, 5b.
2.
Your Destiny
God
has put you on this planet for a specific kingdom purpose.
"[Not
in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at
work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both
to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight." Philippians 2:13
Amplified
3.
Your Salvation
God
has
made provision for your salvation.
"For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." John 3:16
4.
Your Provision
God
is
concerned about your resources
"And
God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having
all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." 2 Corinthians 9: 8
As we
celebrate this Thanksgiving and Christmas, let us remind ourselves of
God' value system. If God did not value you and me so much, He would
not have sent His Son. The fact that He did speaks volumes. The year
2009 will be a year for the demonstration of God's value toward you.
Olumide Taiwo
Vision
For Life
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