“I’m a nobody, who are you? Are you a nobody too? Then there’s a pair of us, don’t tell. They’ll banish us you know. How dreary to be somebody, how public like a frog, to tell your name and live long day, to an admiring bog.
~ Emily Dickinson
Many people may feel like nobodies today. There is a pervasive sense of loneliness and isolation that spans across every strata of society. Ironically however , in the age of social media, being a nobody isn’t allowed. We all know or can know just about anything we want about each other, or so we think. To a degree we are public beings, out on display for all to see. Of course much of what is promoted is very positive and only a sliver of who we really are. Jesus knows each one of us intimately. He knows the truth about each one of us, uncensored, raw and real. We cannot fool him, or hide from him. How wonderful this is. That the God who made us knows every intricate detail of our lives and still loves us. He does not reject us or look down on us, as we often do one another. He unconditionally deeply loves each one of us. Yet many in churches today and everywhere in society feel unloved, unwated….a nobody. Sadly, this is a common experience. That forgotten person, that lonely one, is a hidden flower in the jungle of life. God, our creator waits to shine all the love divine omnipotence can possess on such a one. Yet love unknown, no matter how great, is love unfelt, inexperienced, and unreturned. However this in no way diminishes its existence. God is love, and He loves you!
“Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1: 3 No greater love has ever been shown than a man lay down his life for his friends. Jesus did this for you and me. He came down from heaven, leaving his royal throne as Creator God, and took upon himself human flesh, lived the perfect life, sinless and obedient to His Father, and then offered up his life on a Roman cross for the sins of the whole world. In so doing, He paid our sin debt, and delivered us from the penalty of our sin, eternal death in hell. All He requires is that we receive so magnificent a gift by believing on His name alone and trust Him for the outcome, life eternal with Him forever.
“Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall without your father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.” Matthew 10: 29
In a world of nobodies where true love and friendship often elude us, will you let Jesus love you?
Sarah Hopkins Art 