Have you ever had someone tell you that you were “important” to them, only to find out later that wasn’t really the case? Maybe a boss said, “You are incredibly important to this company.” Maybe a sweetheart told you, “You are the most important thing in my life.” But, after some time passed, the job and/or the sweetie had left you.
That can make you a bit cynical of being told that “You are important.” But, when it comes to Jesus, you’ve got it in writing!
Message from Jesus: “You are important to Me, because I made you!” In the very first chapter of the Bible, we read God saying, “Let Us make man in Our image” (Gen. 1:26-27). No other being on this earth has been created with an eternal spirit except for humans (Zech. 12:1; Ecc. 12:7). Jesus made “all things” (John 1:3; Col. 1:16), giving us the gift of “life” (John 1:4). Yes, YOU are important to Jesus!
Message from Jesus: “You are important to Me, because I died for you!” The humans that God created in His image disobeyed Him and brought sin into the world (Rom. 5:12), separating themselves from God Himself (Isa. 59:1-2). Jesus “became flesh” and lived on this earth (John 1:14), and then He died on the cross (Rom. 5:8), bearing man’s sins (Isa. 53:6; 1 Pet. 2:24) and shedding His blood to redeem us from our sins (Eph. 1:7). There is “no greater love” than that (John 15:13)! Yes, YOU are important to Jesus!
Message from Jesus: “You are important to Me, because I prepared heaven for you!” As His created beings who will spend eternity somewhere beyond life on this earth, Jesus invites us to go home with Him in heaven. In fact, He said that He was going from this earth, after His death and resurrection, “to prepare a place” just for His people (John 14:3). It is “reserved in heaven” (1 Pet. 1:3-4). One day He will return and usher away God’s children to “always be with” Him (1 Thess. 4:17). Yes, YOU are important to Jesus!
Message from Jesus: “You are important to Me, because I have told you how to get to heaven.” Wouldn’t it be something if He went to all the trouble of making us in His image, dying for our sins on the cross and preparing a place for us in heaven, and then He didn’t tell us how to get there? That would be like telling someone that there is a massive fortune that was left to them but not giving them directions to find it. Fortunately, Jesus has left very clear instructions: “Eternal salvation” is available “to all who obey Him” (Heb. 5:9). Keep reading in the coming weeks to know exactly what He wants us to do (Matt. 7:21-23)
YOU are important to Jesus! You have it in writing!