Fear Not, Therefore; You Are Of More Value Than Many Sparrows

John Brokhoff in his book Jesus...Who says on pg. 69, " Man gets his value because God loves him in spite of his unworthiness to be loved. From the beginning man disobeyed God’s love and will. He has been a rebel and fought against God."

He continues,"If we really want to see what value God places on us as individuals, we need just to look at the cross. See those thorns--you were worth the pain. See those nails in his hands and feet, you were the reason for it. See the agony of a miserable death ---He died just for you. And don’t forget who was on that cross. It was God’s Son--God so loved you that He gave His only Son. So that is what you mean to God. You are worth God’s self-giving in Christ. It is almost too good to believe!!!"

We are so valuabe to God that He sent His son to die for us.

So then with that value, God expects us to reach out to others so they can experience that value as well.

We are walk with another on the journey of life.

My family enjoys the music of Sawyer Brown. Over the years there are a few songs that I have come to enjoy, more for the lyrics and the country music.

A closing song lyrics by Sawyer Brown speaks about walking in another’s shoes.

Down our long dusty driveway

I didn’t wan’t to go

But I set with tears In my eyes wondering

Daddy took me by the hand

Looked out at the school bus and his little man and said,

"Don’t worry boy It will be all right"

Chorus

’Cause I took this walk your walking now

Boy, I’ve been In your shoes

You can’t hold back the hands of time

It’s just something you’ve got to do

So dry eyes I understand just what your going through

Cause I took this walk with my old man

Boy, I’ve been In your shoes

Down our long dusty driveway

I set my mind to go

I was eighteen and wild and free and wondering

Daddy took me by the hand

Look at the world and his grown man and said,

"Don’t worry boy It will be all right"

Chorus

Down our long and dusty driveway

This time we both would go

He had old and gray

And his mind was wandering

Daddy took me by the hand

Said, "I know where were going and I understand

Don’t worry boy it will be all right"

Chorus5

Boy, i’ve been in your shoes.

Christ has been in our shoes and he asks us to be in another’s shoes.

Amen

Written by Pastor Tim Zingale June 13, 2005

1 by Karl Eckhoff from a sermon at SermonCentral.com

2 4 from a sermon by Martin Dale found at SermonCentral.com

3 Words by Joan Baez

5 Artist: Sawyer Brown Song: The Walk Greatest Hits 1990-1995 [Curb]