[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: You matter to God

Read: Luke 15:1-31

Meditation verse:

“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not  leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until  he finds it?” (Luke 15:4).

The ‘one’ is important to God. That unsaved one. That lost one. That forgotten  one. That lonely one. That one who feels different from everyone else. This ‘one’  is so important to the Father, that He leaves the ninety-nine to go after him. To  man, it makes no sense. It seems a bad move. What if He loses the ninety-nine  in His bid to go after the ‘one’? But He is the Almighty God, He knows that His  love is wide enough to cover the ninety-nine, while He goes after the lost one.  The lost one is most at risk because he is alone, forgotten, and forsaken, so the  Father goes after him until He finds him.  

Gospel singer Cory Ashbury calls this love of God ‘reckless love’. And he says no,  God is not reckless, but His love is reckless. He loves recklessly without  considering the risks. In Luke 15:1-2, the tax collectors and sinners all gathered around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered,  “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them. That’s the reckless love of the  father. In Luke 19, as Jesus was passing through Jericho, He got to a fig tree and  looked up to call out Zacchaeus the tax collector, who had climbed the tree  because he was too short to see Jesus amongst the crowd. That is the reckless  love of the Father. In the parable of the prodigal son, the lost son wandered far  away and squandered his riches, but when he came back to his senses and  decided to go back home, he was welcomed back with open arms. That is the  reckless love of the Father. 

The love of God issearching for you right now, whether you feel alone, different,  lonely, abandoned, hurtful, sinful, afraid, or forgotten. No matter what you have  done or where you have been, you matter to Him. You are not insignificant. He  sees you and His love will fish you out.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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