Looking at many of the current global events and
occurrences, one can be tempted to ask “does my life matter?”
Created in the Image of God
There’s not a lot to live for when you see life from a
human perspective. You may even prefer that you have not been born to witness,
war, epidemic, starvation, terrorism, natural disasters, and the current
pandemic that is ravaging the world.
If you look at the world and your life these days, you
may not see any real reason to be happy. You have to look at things from God’s
perspective. God is the creator of heaven and earth and its inhabitants. The
Bible says that the process of creation took a full six days. The climax of
God’s creation is man, a special being that He created to be like Himself.
In the beginning, the world was not the way it is today.
Everything was in perfect order, and man was in full control. God made him have
dominion over all that He created. God made a special garden where all things
that man would ever need were provided. The creator also ensures that man was
not left alone in the midst of animals in the garden. He made a helpmate for
him and also pay him constant visits.
God also allowed man to be part of his creative work. He
allowed him to name all the animals, and whatever Adam called them is what
their name is till today.
All of these are indications of what God originally
meant for man. The man was ordained to be god on earth, taking charge over all
other creatures. God started it with the first couple He created, and He
planned it to continue to all other humans on the surface of the earth. All of
these shows that your life matters to God.
The Change that Brought Evil
The disobedience of man in the garden of Eden brought
about a terrible change which was the Genesis of what we are experiencing
today. God was angry with the man when he discovered that he had erred. God
cursed him and cursed the ground for his sake. The curses made the ground lose
its natural resources and brought forth thorns and thistles instead. The man
had to labor before he can eat, and condemn to die so that he can return back
to earth from where he was formed.
In spite of all these God did not lose hope in man. He
provided a way of escape in Jesus Christ. He promised in the garden that the
seed of the woman will bruise the head of the serpent. That sees us Jesus
Christ, the one who came to destroy the works of the devil and take away our
sins. For God so loved the world that He has his only begotten son that
whosoever believes in him will not perish but inherit eternal life. That love
reveals the ultimate plan of God for man. He wants man to receive the salvation
brought to us by the shedding of the blood of Jesus. This will make us have His
life in us, and grant us access to His heavenly kingdom where we will live with
Him forever.
If you are not important to God, He will not border to
send Jesus to the world to die for your sin. Jesus suffered untold hardship in
the hands of the Jews because they never believed he is the Savior. They
arrested him, beat and nailed him to the cross like a common criminal. He
remained on the cross for three excruciating hours, and finally, he gave up the
ghost.
Who are you that the King of kings should die in your
place, it is only because you are important to God?
See Things the Right Way
For you to understand and appreciate what God had done
you need to see things the way God is seeing them. Many people cannot
appreciate God because they don’t see anything in being created in the image of
God. They lack understanding. You need to thank Him because whatever you are
seeing now is the tip of the iceberg. What is waiting for you in the kingdom of
God is what eyes have not seen, what ears have not heard, and what has not entered
into the hearts of men. Just imagine that.
Never sell out or lose all these blessings for whatever
the devil is offering you here. The devil can tempt you with money, power,
fame, pleasure, and worldly achievements. They are nothing compared with what
is waiting for you in heaven. You may not have much here on earth, but never
mind greater things are in stock for you up there. Remember the story of
Lazarus and the rich man in the Bible. Let that encourage you that God will
never disappoint those who trust in Him.
The world may hate, reject, or despise you, do not
border about them. It is what God says about you that matters. Study the word
of God to know what He says about you. That is the truth that you have to hold
onto. Begin to see yourself in the knowledge of the word of God, and you will
see how valuable you are to God. He is the final judge; He determines who wins
at the end. Stay with Him, and you will not regret it.