Do I Matter?

Do I matter? Does my life really count? I am one of billions. I have my own DNA, my own fingerprints and my own character and dreams, yet there are voices that say my life counts for little in the sea of humanity. Expendable. Unnoticed. Not valued. But what do You say?  What is Your view of me in the myriad of faces that stand before Your throne? Am I just a pawn on Your chessboard, that You can pass up or pass over to simply win the game? Does one person, one soul, one small unknown life register with the Almighty?

There is much that passes by unnoticed in our hurried, self-centred world. Yet You are never rushed or preoccupied. You see all – You value all. You do not despise the weak and the lonely. You look upon the frail and needy. You see not only the need, but also the pain. You consider the ways of man – every man. You know my rising up, and my sitting down. You know; You care. You are not far from me, nor high and lofty beyond my reach. You have come near, and You remain close. 

I may wonder about my worth in the eyes of man, but I need never worry about my worth in the eyes of God. You have set and established my worth by the blood of Your Son. How can I even think that You would be disinterested in what You bought at such a horrific price? Surely, I am seen, and I am valued. Your blood Jesus declares my value. Your pain proclaims my worth. May I never doubt the love that has redeemed and ransomed my soul. My price is set, and I walk in the value declared for my soul, by the blood of the Son.