"It Matters To God"

  God being eternal, powerful, holy simply IS! I heard a fellow tell me a while back that it really doesn't matter to God if we like Him or not because He will save those who love Him and destroy those who don't. I can understand how one comes to that conclusion but the astonishing truth about God is we do matter to God!!! From creating us from dust to the sending of Jesus His Son on a death mission for us, we matter to God. I don't understand that but I don't have to. It's an element of love that I have yet to understand. It is true that God punishes and chastises us but that is simple proof that it matters to God what we think about Him!

  Read Micah 7:18-19. Micah stands in awe of God. "Who is a God like you?" he speaks. And why does Micah see God as this? Because God delights in extending to us His unchanging love! To be able to remove our sins, to show mercy to the sincere and penitent believer is a complete delight to God. Can you imagine God looking at you with your heart broken because of your sin and failure and God standing there saying, "Come to Me! I cannot wait to forgive you!"?

  David speaks in Psa. 103 that God does not deal with us according to our sins to those who fear Him but removes sin as far as the east is from the west. God wants us to live with Him! The Eternal One wants our fellowship. That's hard to believe for the one who has walked into paths of sin and degradation but it's the truth about God.

  We live with sin around us. Some are so easily drawn into it while they don't want to be a part of it. Sin takes people by the throat sending them into pits of darkness and despair. That's when we can really see the love and how we matter to God through the cross. When you feel the pull of sin, when you close your mouth to vile speech, when you open you heart in forgiveness to one who has failed you, when you resolve that staying home is not an option but worship to God is a need, remember, it all matters to God! When we stand isolated from family or friends because of Jesus and you hurt in your heart because of it, it matters to God! It is what pleases Him. But deeper than all, it matters to God because you are fighting His battle against the evils of the devil and his advancing army. One day you will see the glory and splendor of God and the things you did for His name sake!!! Then you will see how much you really matter to God.