Focus
Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.
Read
Matthew 18:10-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
“Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven. What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
Reflect
Have you ever lost something that you love? What did you do when you lost it? Most likely you searched high and low until you found it. And once you found it you were happy again.
Did you know that you were important and loved by God? No matter what we do God’s love for us will never fade away. I can imagine God’s love kind of like the love of a mother for her child. No matter where that child goes their mother loves them. And if their child goes missing their mother will search until she finds them safe and secure.
In today’s passage, God reminds us that we are so important to him, that no matter how far away we go from him he still loves us. No matter what you have done in the past there is nothing that would cause God to love you even less. You are loved not because of what you can do but because you are one of his own. And the best part about God’s love is that he loves everyone the same. So no matter what you may be going through right now, remember you are important and loved by God. There is nothing in this world that can change that because you just that special to God.
Pray
Dear God thank you for loving us and reminding us of how important we are to you. Let us not forget that we are important and loved by you when things get rough in life. We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, and say Amen.
Go with God!
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