John 10:3
3 ... he calls his own sheep by name...
Do
you sometimes feel like you are just a face in a crowd or a number in a
system? You are identified by your social security number. Even when
you see the doctor, you are called by your queue number. If you feel
depersonalized and dehumanized, that is exactly how the devil wants you
to feel — that you do not matter much to anyone, especially to God.
But you do matter to God! He calls you by name. He knows exactly what you
are going through and where you are hurting. He sees you and cares for you, just
as He cared for the people when He first walked on earth.
My friend, He will do for you what He did for the woman in Samaria. There
was a shorter route from Judea to Galilee, but the Bible says that “He needed to
go through Samaria”. (John 4:4) In other words, Jesus deliberately took a longer
route, so that He could stop by Samaria to speak to the woman who had been
searching for something in her life to satisfy her.
This woman had had five husbands and the man she was living with was
not her husband. Clearly, things had not been going right in her life. She was
probably looking for answers and fulfillment, and must have felt ashamed about
her failed marriages and current lifestyle.
Yet, in spite of all this, she mattered to Jesus! He needed to go to her to minister
to her. And indeed, after she met Jesus, the perfect Man, she was transformed.
She was no longer ashamed, and went into the city to tell the people about Him.
(John 4:28–29)
Beloved, Jesus came a long way from heaven for you. You certainly matter to
Him. He came to give you life and life more abundantly. (John 10:10) You are not
just a face in a crowd or a number. No, He knows you by name and has a personal
love for you. And in spite of the mess which you might be in, He wants to meet
your every need and make your life beautiful!
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