Better than ants

341 better than antsHave you ever been in a huge crowd where you felt small and insignificant? Or did you sit in a plane and notice that the people on the ground were small like vermin? Sometimes I think that in God's eyes we look like locusts leaping around in the dirt.

In Isaiah 40,22-24, God says:
He is enthroned over the circle of the earth, and those who dwell on it are like locusts; he stretches the sky like a veil and spreads it out like a tent in which one lives; He reveals the princes that they are nothing, and he destroys the judges on earth: As soon as they have been planted, they have hardly been sown, as soon as their trunk takes root in the earth, then he blows on them to wither and blow them up Cyclone takes them away like chaff. Does that mean that we as "mere locusts" don't mean much to God? Can we even be important to such a powerful being?

The 40th chapter of Isaiah shows us the ridiculousness of comparing humans to the great God: “Who created these? He who leads their army out by number, who calls them all by name. So great is his wealth and so strong is he that one cannot want” (Isaiah 40,26).

The same chapter also addresses the question of our value to God. He sees our difficulties and never refuses to listen to our case. The depths of his understanding far exceed ours. He is interested in the weak and tired and gives them strength and strength.

If God were sitting on a throne high above the earth, then he might actually only see us as insects. But he is always present, here with us, in us and gives us great attention.

We humans seem to be constantly preoccupied with the general question of meaning. This led some to believe that we were here by accident and that our lives were meaningless. "Then let's celebrate!" But we are actually valuable because we were created in the image of God. He sees us as human beings, each of whom matters; each person honors him in his own way. In a crowd of a million, each one is just as important as the next - each is precious to the Creator of our souls.

Why do we seem to be so concerned with denying each other meaning? Sometimes we offend, humiliate and insult those who carry the image of the Creator. We forget or ignore the fact that God loves everyone. Or are we so arrogant to believe that some were put on this earth just to submit to certain "superiors"? Mankind seems to be plagued by ignorance and arrogance, even abuse. The only real solution to this main problem is of course knowledge and belief in the one who gave us life and therefore meaning. Meanwhile, we need to see how best we can handle these things.

Our example of treating each other as meaningful beings is Jesus, who never treated anyone as garbage. Our responsibility to Jesus and each other is to follow his example - to recognize and treat God's image in every person we meet. Are we important to God? As bearers of his likeness, we care so much about him that he sent his only son to die for us. And that says everything.

by Tammy Tkach


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