Monday, December 7, 2009
John 3:16
Sermon (5 Dec): WHEN TRUTH COLLIDES – PART 3
2nd big truth: Everybody you lay your eyes on, is somebody for whom Christ died for.
The word everybody refers to ALL of the people we see, we pass by.
They are the people of immeasurable value.
--> How do we treat someone whom God loves so much?
The value of a thing is determined by the price it will bring.
- Example: if I were to ask you to buy an iPhone which costs 2000 dollars, you wouldn’t buy it because it isn’t worth the money at all!
Therefore, we have the tendency to value people based on the value to us, not their value to God.
In our lives, we will value the people that the people you value, value.
- Example: I’m nice and say hi to my friend’s parents not because I like them, but because my friend values her parents, so I will value them too!
Coming back to the question: How do we treat someone whom God loves so much?
That someone can be closely related to you, or can be some random stranger you meet outside.
--> Is he/she just a stranger or a child of God in your eyes?
When we see each individual as a child of God, whom God values so much, we will begin to look at them differently.
1John 4:9-11 (New International Version)
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved
us, we also
ought to love one another.
--> ought = owe it to them.
God loves ALL of us, and that includes people who are unlovable, irritating, etc. If God can love a person, then surely, we can love like He does because He loved us first!
Let us begin to put aside our differences, and love one another.
Imagine you meet a stranger, and God speaks to you: treat the person well because he/she is highly valued by me.
Imagine when we are in a situation when the other party is being a nuisance and we wanted to start an argument or perhaps say something really mean, God speaks to you: He is highly valued by me.
Will things be different when you know this life-changing truth?
YES! : D
In
every relationship that we have with people, make it a point to remember that they, are valued by God whom He sends His son to die for. The person might be the worst jerk in the world, but
they are the very people that are valued by God.
So instead of: This person is so irritating; I’m going to avoid him/her.
CHANGE TO: Even though this person is irritating, but I will do my best to love her, because she is valued by God. She means to God as much as I mean to God!
OUR BELIEF GOT TO BE: GOD VALUES EVERYONE
But hor! That doesn’t mean there won’t be conflict for definite, just that in the midst of life right, we got to be
cautious and
mindful! =)
--> Jesus was crucified on the cross.
He did it for us, simply because He sees us of
great value.
So even when people persecute you, you got to remember: GOD VALUES THEM!
Instead of seeing people through our own lenses, let’s see them through God’s lenses today! :D
The next time you lay your eyes on a person; always remind yourself that he/she isn’t a stranger, but a person that God loves so much, that He gave his one and ONLY Son. =)
Sermon is awesome right? :D Then must remember to APPLY, we are not only hearers, but DOERS of the Word! Have a blessed week ahead people! =)
Zealot.ones ended @ 9:48 PM
