Daily Devotion — Hebrews 13:1–2 — Whose Life Matters?

Noticing the invisible and “insignificant” people all around you

Ever felt like the odd man or woman out? You know, the person who no one notices or sees? The one who’s alone in a crowd? Maybe even the one who’s shunned or even jeered?

That was me during my growing-up years. I was the kid who was shunned by the “cool” crowd. I was the kid who nobody wanted on their baseball team. I was the boy who not only couldn’t get the girl — but was picked on by the girls! In other words: I didn’t matter.

That’s exactly why Paul was so special. He was handsome, smart, and popular — a “most-likely-to-succeed” type. And yet he noticed me. He befriended me. He listened to me. He treated me with respect. He refused to count me as a “reject” like many of my other high school peers. To him, I was definitely someone who did matter.

All Around Us are Lives that Matter

All around us are people whose lives “matter” yet are never noticed. They file in and out (or drift from church to church) every week without anyone acknowledging them. They carry hurts; they carry sorrows; they carry fears. They also carry God’s heart, God’s calling, and God’s anointing. And yet they may never be released from their darkness…