Knowing that we are loved is a powerful thing and in the same way feeling unloved can be crippling.  In John chapter 9, there is a story about a man who was blind from birth but Jesus miraculously heals him. Before this man was healed, he would have grown up believing that he was blind because God had cursed him, as this was the worldview of the day. The feeling of being rejected and unloved by God would have hammered his self-worth but everything changes when his sight is restored.

When Jesus heals this blind man, he realises for the first time in his life that he is a child of God and that God really loves him. This fills him with great worth, courage and passion, and he ends up defending Jesus against the religious leaders and making them look silly.  We see a great example of this in John 9:24-25:

The leaders called the man back and said, “Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner.”  The man replied, “I don’t know if he is a sinner or not. All I know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see!

You are a child of God and he loves you.  May this truth fill you with great worth, courage and passion today.

God bless,

Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai