Does my life really matter

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.