“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit—immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”
- CS Lewis, “The Weight of Glory”
That quote was from my devotions this morning. Wow! Two things jump out. One, if we don't tell people about Jesus Christ, they will fall in the "immortal horrors" category when they die! Ouch, that makes me want to be more watchful for opportunities to share the Gospel. The good news from that? Believers in Christ are in the "everlasting splendors" category! Yes! Let's celebrate and thank God for that every minute of every day.
The second point of clarity for me was that everyone walking around is special to God...even if they don't believe in God or Jesus Christ. It is not that I didn't know that before; this just clarifies the idea for me and helps me to keep that idea in the forefront of my mind (rather than just keeping "me" in the forefront of my mind). The poor, the homeless, the rich, the person who has everything, the person who can't seem to get a break, my children, my parents, my enemies, politicians, people that detest me, the waiter who spilled water on me, the guy driving the car that cut me off yesterday...all are as special to God as I am. Thank you, God, for loving us all
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