Daily Devotional for June 3, 2018
Not Worthless
Shawn sat on the front steps, lost in thought. She’d had a rough week. In the past few days, her friend moved away, she lost her library book, and she skinned her knee. Why is God letting all these things happen to me? she thought. It almost seems like He doesn’t care about me anymore. Shawn glanced up when her puppy came bounding out onto the front porch. “Hello, Shamrock,” she said. But Shamrock didn’t seem interested in her—he was too busy gnawing on something. “Hey, that’s mine!” Shawn exclaimed, grabbing a wallet from the puppy’s mouth. “I just got this, and now you’ve ruined it!” She looked over the torn-up wallet and sighed. “Maybe Mom can fix it.”
Mom came out onto the front porch and examined the wallet. “Hmm, this is pretty torn up,” she said. “We’ll probably have to throw this out.”
“But it’s still good,” said Shawn. “It’s just a little torn.”
“This wallet has been through a lot,” Mom said. “Are you sure we shouldn’t throw it away? It’s too torn and dirty to be worth anything.”
“Mom, just because it doesn’t look so good doesn’t mean it isn’t worth anything. If we fix it up, it will be as good as new.”
Mom smiled. “You know, you probably feel a lot like this wallet right now.”
Shawn gave her a puzzled look. “What do you mean?” she asked.
“I know this wallet is still good, and with a little TLC, I can fix it up,” Mom replied. “I just wanted to show you that your life is like that wallet. I know this week has been rough for you. But even though you’ve been through a lot, you’re still valuable. You belong to Jesus, and He’ll always be there to help you through life’s difficulties. His thoughts about you will never change, no matter how torn up you feel.”
“Thanks, Mom,” Shawn said, giving Shamrock a hug. “I’m glad I’ll always be valuable to Jesus. And I’m glad you can fix my wallet—things are already starting to look up!” – Norah Varner
How about you?
Have you ever felt like God has turned away from you? Do you feel like you can’t do anything right? Jesus loves you so much He died to save you, and He’ll never leave you. No matter what has happened to you or what you have done, His thoughts about you will never change. He will always love you and care for you.
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