GOD KNOWS YOU, AND YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO HIM.

 GOD KNOWS YOU, AND YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO HIM. No matter how insignificant you may think you are, God knows you, & you are important to Him. "Think of what you were when you were called. Not many were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world & the despised things..." (1 Cor. 1:26-28a).

So when God decided to select a mother for His Son, He went past the fashion salons & beauty parlors. He went past the furs & diamonds & gold, & went to an insignificant village called Nazareth. He found a peasant girl. She did not dress in designer clothes. She did not have a sophisticated education. But she was pure, & God selected her to be the mother of His only begotten Son.

All have known feelings of rejection. All have known feelings of being left out. Christmas comes. The light shines, & God says, "No you’re not left out! I made the announcement to shepherds, & I’m making it to you. Unto you a Savior is born."YOUR LIFE MATTERS, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

 Imagine the shepherds that God told about His son: just sitting around the campfire wondered if life was really worthwhile or not. "What difference does it make if we watch the sheep or not?"Maybe you wonder, too, "What difference does it make if I get up every morning or not? It seems as if life is an endless cycle of things that really don’t mean anything. "When God came & made His announcement to the shepherds, your life is worthwhile. It is My gift to you And that’s what He says to you. Therefore live every golden moment of it with Joy, because your life does matter to God.

Every life matters. It’s impossible to live, even for a few moments on this earth, & not influence somebody in one way or another. You are always influencing someone, either for good or for bad. Think of the people in Bethlehem on that night so long ago, asking, "Anything exciting happen today?" Maybe they were told, "No, nothing much. Oh, I hear some woman gave birth to a baby in a stable, but nothing exciting ever happens around here." Except that night and the baby that was born, was the baby that changed the world.
How about you? Sometimes life becomes weary. There may be times when you wonder if it is worthwhile going out of your way for others or sacrificing for God. But one day He will come. He will come for all who believe the shepherds & kings, wise men & peasants. He will come for you. He’ll dry your tears & take away your pain. There will be no more death, no more good-byes. Then you’ll say, "It was worth it. It was ALL worth it!"