Day: November 25, 2023

Each of us are Valuable to Lord.
(Matthew 10:29-31 & Luke 12:6-7)

  Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows.

( Matthew 10: 29-31)

  Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies ?  And not one of them is forgotten before God. why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, you are of more value then many sparrow.

( Luke 12: 6-7)

  These verses in the Bible are a great comfort to everyone who reads them,  because they show us how highly Lord thinks of and values us as individual human beings, the crown of His creation ( Genesis 1:26-27). Jesus starts this teaching by saying how much sparrows  (a common species of birds) are worth in the market. Two sparrows are sold for a penny - a very low form of currency - while five are sold for two. This shows us that in the eyes of humans, their worth is not that much.

Humans are worth much to Lord.

  But Jesus then  proceeds to say that not one of them will fall to the ground apart from Lord the Father, and that not one of them is forgotten before him. Throughout a common sparrow's life even till the point of death, Lord is with them, and He does not forget a single one of them, though there are hundreds of thousands of sparrows in the world. Despite the fact that sparrows are not worth much in the market, they are very precious in Lord's eyes.

  Jesus moves on to say that even the hairs of our heads are all numbered. This is a metaphor which means that we, as humans, are so precious to Lord that He knows every single details about us, even the seemingly minuscule things that we don't know about ourselves, such as how much hair is on our heads, or any other bodily details (Psalm 139 :13-16) Lord knows us more than we known ourselves, and He loves us more than we love ourselves.

   Jesus concludes this teaching by telling us not to be afraid, and that we are of more value than many sparrows. If Lord greatly values something as little and powerless as a sparrow by never being apart from them in their whole lives and never forgetting a single one of them, just think of how much more greatly Lord values us, we who are  worth more than many sparrows.

Our worth is seen most closely through Jesus’ crucifixion.

   we can clearly see our worth and value to Lord through the cross of Christ, and the message of Christ crucified, which is the power and wisdom of Lord ( 1 Cor.1:17-18, 22-25, 1 Cor.2:1-2) The culmination of Lord's love for every person in the world, is that He gave His only son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not Perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

  We are so precious to Lord that, although we are sinners (people who do wrong) against Him and one another, and don't deserve His love, Christ, the only sinless person in the world,  died for us. (Rom.5:6-8) Lord's love was made manifest through this action, and it is not because we loved The Lord first, but rather Lord first loved us (1 John 4:9-10)  This paid for our sin ransom, and we can accept this payment by simply believing in Christ. (Mark 10:45)

  Although our sins have separated us from Lord ( Isaiah 59:2),  faith in Christ crucified and risen from the dead reconciles us to Lord (1 Cor.15 :14 -22, 2 Cor. 5:17-19) and gives us eternal fellowship with the Father, Son and Holly Spirit, who are the one Lord. ( 1John 1:1-3 ). In order to save us from our deserved punishment of eternal separation from Lord because of our sins. Lord brought us back by His own blood in Jesus Christ. ( Acts. 20:28) so that through faith,  we can have eternal fellowship with Him, as this is what he intends for every human. Lord wants fellowship with us - even eternal fellowship in His Kingdom ( 1 Thess. 2: 11-12). Of  how much value must we be to Him ! Thanks be to Lord for His inexpressible gift.( 2 Cor. 9:15)

Look at the birds of the air : they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they ?
( Matthew 6:26)

        Prayer

Thank you Lord for your love and care, that we are ever in your watchful gaze. Thank you that each of us is so important to you that you have numbered every hair. Let this truth sink deep into our hearts. Help us each always come to you with everything in prayer. Thank you that as we each do this, you will guard our hearts and minds in the Lord Jesus Christ and we will know the peace of Christ that passes all understanding.

Sol. Dr. Mohan Parmar