I expected to be overlooked.
I expected to be dismissed.
I imagined that I was hidden in the throng of the righteous
and I would eventually be ushered into heaven. I was one in the crowd of many
who had made a commitment to Jesus. I had
eternal salvation. I had a Savior. I was bought and redeemed. But I didn’t know
it was so completely personal. He says He knows me intimately. He sought
me out when I was turning my back. He wanted to be with me – the failure, the
drunk, the reprobate... He says that I never was a failure. Just fallen, and then
rescued. Restored.
I had a small hope that in heaven I might be individually
honored for just a moment. I might possibly have access to a treasured relationship
with Him. But He says it starts now. NOW, I am being told, I have
His undivided attention. And He desires my undivided attention. I
am not only uniquely formed but uniquely noticed, individually cherished,
wholly loved – Now, in this present life on earth. Me, a regular person,
am honored because I am His. I am made worthy of His attention. I have favor
beyond what I believed to be possible in this life.
How can this be? It’s
the biggest miracle ever. It’s so gigantic and yet I didn’t see it. It’s the
hidden treasure, the pearl of greatest price, beyond human comprehension.
He is worth spending my life on.
