“People matter to God.”

A thought by John Ortberg, (2015-02-24) from his book. All the Places to Go . . . How Will You Know?: God Has Placed beforeYou an Open Door. What Will You Do? (p. 209). Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

This is one truth that if we really, first of all, believed it about ourselves it would make all the difference in how we view ourselves and then in turned viewed others. Then second of all if we really believed that other people, no matter who they are and what they look like and what they believe or stand for, really matter to God then we would quit writing all of that stuff that we do on social media about other people.

People matter to God. This is a truth that God proved by sending His Son to die on a cross. And the truth is the people who killed His Son also mattered to Him.

John says, “People matter to God. Depressed people. Educated people. Divorced people. People with different politics from yours. They matter to God. Conservative people and liberal people. Muslims. Atheists. New Age people. Every color of skin. Asian people. Hispanic people. Caucasian people. African American people. Gay people. Old people. People matter to God. Every one of them.”

And what would happen to the world today that God has called us to love like He loves us if we really did love them?

Let’s quit running away from the people that God loves and reach out to them as He has reached out to us.

So how will this thought make a difference in how you treat yourself and other people?

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