Significant

SIGNIFICANT
Psalm 139:1-18
v. 13: “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

“That’s incorrect, Cassie. Weren’t you listening to the story I just told the class? Who can come up here and write the correct answer on the board?” the fifth-grade teacher said.

Cassie sat down, red-faced. I was listening! Cassie insisted to herself, tears threatening to spill down her face.

When someone pokes fun at you, it’s hard to remember how precious you are to God. There will always be someone who’s more athletic than you, cuter than you, smarter than you. We all want to fit in, be accepted by our peers, and respected by others. But there will always be people who survive on the margins of life. Their life is difficult, and they constantly struggle with self-worth.

Being different can easily result in being bullied, and mocked by others. When people don’t fit into any mold, they’re often ignored. Does anyone see me? compounds their feeling of insignificance. Trivial, the opposite of important, is NOT how God created His kids to be—in any situation! To God, every one of His kids is significant.

We’re so valued that God sent His only Son to pay the price for our salvation. We’re so important that the creator of the entire universe wants to have a relationship with every one of His kids. Specifically fashioned in His image, people are the only created beings that can boast that. He also designed every detail of our lives before we were even born.

So whether you’re too tall, too short, or too different from everyone else around you, rest in the assurance that you’re deeply loved. You’re important. You matter. You were formed specifically for a purpose. As we learned in the devotion, God’s View of You, God’s crazy about you! And in the devotion, Assurance Over Doubt, God wants you to be certain of your place in His family.

You DO matter. While you may not command the applause of everyone, to God, you mean the world.

Take Home Nugget

“Cassie, will you please stay after class for a minute?” Cassie’s fifth-grade teacher requested, as the bell rang.

“I am sorry if I was rash about criticizing your answer, Cassie. The story can have different points of view, and I hadn’t considered the idea you suggested” Cassie’s teacher admitted. “You’re very bright. Won’t you write a short description of why you came to that conclusion? I’ll give you twenty extra-bonus points of you’ll tell the class what you meant by your answer.”

J.D. Griffith

Of all creation’s treasures rare,
Not one compares in worth with man,
In God’s own image we were made
To fill a place in His great plan.

D. De Haan

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