“When You Feel Insignificant”

“The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” (John 10:2-3 NIV)

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10 NIV)

When You Feel Insignificant, Remember…

TRUTH 1: God By Name

“And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”

(Matt. 10:30-31 NLT)

“For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb..” (Ps. 139:13 NIV)

TRUTH 2: God By Name

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last – and so that whatever you ask in My name the Father will give you.” (John 15:16)

“See how very much our Father loves us, for He calls us His children, and that is what we are! (1 John 3:1a NLT)

“Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ ‘Who are You, Lord?’ Saul asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. ‘Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.’” (Acts 9:1-6 NIV)

TRUTH 3: God By Name

“This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” (1 John 4:9-10 NIV)

“Nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” (Rom. 8:38 NLT)

“The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice…” (John 10:2-3 NIV)

God’s Names for You:

“In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (Rom. 8:37 NIV)

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”  (Psalm 139:14 NIV) 

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Phil. 4:13 NKJV)

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; (Jer. 1:5 NIV)

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Chris died for us.” (Rom. 5:8 NIV)

God Knows, Chooses, and Loves