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You Matter To Jesus...
"I am the good shepherd; and I know My
sheep, and an known by My own." (John 10:14)
In this computer age, it's easy to begin feeling like a
number instead of a person. We are identified by our
social security number rather than by our name.
We often get junk mail that is addressed to "Resident"
or "Occupier. " Such impersonal methods may cause some
people to feel a lack of significance. They may even
conclude, "No one cares for me." But that's not true.
Jesus cares. In fact, He knows everyone by name. We
never need to feel disappointed like the young student
who thought the king had slighted her.
When Edward VII, the King of England from 1901 to 1910,
was visiting a city to lay the cornerstone for a new
hospital, thousands of school children were present to
greet him and to sing for him.
Following the ceremony, the King walked past the excited
youngsters. After he was gone, a teacher saw one of her
students crying. She asked her, "Why are you crying? Did
you not see the King?" "Yes," the young girl sobbed,
"but the King did not see me." King Edward couldn't have
taken notice of each child in that throng.
But we are never overlooked by Jesus, for He gives
individual attention to every one of us. He is the good
shepherd who "calls his own sheep by name"
(John 10:3}).
Think of it Jesus knows who you are! You
matter to Him. As you worship Him and pray to Him, tell
Him that you love Him. Then, as you fellowship with
other believers, help them realize that they matter to
Jesus. You may be a number computers can trace, but
Christ knows your need, your name, and your face.
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a servant...
People are illogical, unreasonable and self-centred.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you
of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you win false friends and
true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men with the biggest ideas can be shot down
by the smallest men with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favour underdogs, but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs
anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed
overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help, but may attack you if you do
help them.
Help them anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked
in the teeth.
Give the world the best you
have anyway. |
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