All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. Isaiah 40:6
God speaks about the beauty of human life and we are to speak about it too. This is part of the message that has been entrusted to the church. God is the Creator and he has made everything beautiful in its time. Human life is a miracle, a gift of God’s grace.
We were made in the image and likeness of God. God set us over all his creation. He crowned us with glory and honor, and put everything under our feet. We were made in the image and likeness of God, with enough likeness that we could be tempted to try and take his place.
What makes a human life valuable? Why do you matter? What makes your life significant? Is it that you are loved? What will you say then to the person who nobody loves, the person who has been forgotten, passed over, the person who is not first in anyone else’s life?
Is it the work that you do? Being productive? Contributing to the common good? What will you say then to the person who cannot find work? Or to the person who suffers with a long-term illness and feels that they are only a drain and a demand on the resources of others?
Here’s why they matter. Here’s why you matter! Here’s what gives you dignity and worth in every season and circumstance of life… You were made in the image and likeness of God. God made you and the fact that you are breathing now is indisputable evidence that he wants you here. You are here by the plan and the purpose of almighty God.
Why do you matter? What are you telling yourself?
