There is a flat toad on the street in front of my home. I checked our begonia basket to see if it is “our” toad. All summer we have had a toad hide in our begonia basket each day. In the evening it jumps out to forage for whatever. It wasn’t in the basket this afternoon. Could Mr. Flattoad be ours?
I am concerned and remembered something Jesus said about His Father and birds. “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” Did God care about the toad? Would He care about it more if it was “our” toad? Does loving someone add value to them?
Several years ago I had a graveside service for someone. I mean “someone” because we did not know his name. We were burying him in the anonymous section of the cemetery. It was a very plain section off to the back edge of the cemetery. There were no flowers or shrubs, only numbers. The only people there were the undertaker, me and two grave diggers waiting for me to finish. Did he have less value because there wasn’t anyone there that cared? You might ask, “Didn’t you care?” Sorta. I needed to because no one else did? I wondered if he had a child or grandchildren somewhere? Would they care if they knew?
If loving someone gives added value then he had a lot of value because the most important being in the universe cared. Just in case you have ever wondered about your worth, just ask what price was paid for you. For God so loved the world that He gave His only son for you. Talk about added value. You are something wonderful.
Written by Roger Bothwell on October 15, 2015
Spring of Life, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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