insignificant? i think not.

so i’m taking a class called understanding the bible. i’m not doing that great in there, so i guess that means i really don’t understand the bible or something. anyways, we discussed the story of the prodigal son today, which is, by far, one of my favorite stories jesus tells. throughout the discussion, we sort of backtracked and talked about the other 2 parables jesus talks about in luke 15. they are the parable of the lost sheep and the parable of the lost coin.

i would definitely encourage you to read both of them. now. the part that really hit home with me occurs when jesus speaks of the pure joy one feels when they find that “lost sheep” or “lost coin.” then he goes on to say that “there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

i make this point because before i really dug into this passage and saw the beauty in it, i had the notion that we, as individuals, aren’t really that important to God. that we, as individuals, could never have been created and God would be okay. that we, as individuals, are insignificant. i always have been told that God could be completely fine without us, because he is God and that’s it. yes, i am a firm believer in the vastness of our God and i know that the moment i begin to wrap my head around who he is, he slaps me in the face and says, “bubba, you’ll never have it figured out.” and at the moment i am filled with fear and comforted at the same time.

i say all of this because i read the story about one person coming back to God and God being more ecstatic about that one individual than 99 others who are “righteous.” also, i say this to encourage. i am finding out more and more that as much as God is about communal worship, He is about individual worship more.

we are significant to God. we are on this earth for a purpose. we are here to be imitators of Christ.

the same God who created this beautiful earth for us to marvel at, created us. in his own image.