Friday, September 01, 2006

Each One Precious...

You can't miss the fact that Jesus treated each person as a precious, hand-made original. Whether it was the vertically challenged tax-collector, Zaccheaus or the adulterous woman thrown at his feet in shame, or the throw away demon possessed man who lived in the tombs. Jesus saw each one with the worth that God built into them. Now He asks us to go into the world and to love them in His name.

We need to see people the way Jesus sees them. Don't be lulled into ignoring individuals as you move through crowds, travel on trains, or walk the malls.

Each one is precious in God's eyes. They each have a story. They have dreams, and hurts, and hopes...and they need to meet the Savior. They have no idea how much they matter to God, how much He loves them, how badly He wants them in heaven with Him....He sent you there to tell them.

But first you have to see them. And you need to fill each face, each life with all the meaning and worth that God build into them. Each one precious...