Unexpected Voices

We think we need to have a large audience, with a grand and public stage in order for us to have a real and significant impact.  We tend to think that something is more valuable if more people are interested.  Certainly commodities that are sold to the public indicate that if more want the product then the price will increase accordingly.

But not all things are valued according to the size of the audience, or the amount of demand expressed by the people.  No, in fact, sometimes things that are behind the scenes, apart from the crowds, separate from any public stage, are the most important things of all.

The disciple John wrote the book of Revelation while he was isolated from the world on the island of Patmos.  He had no stage, he had no audience to speak of.  He was alone and really, the only general public sentiment directed toward him would have been one of derision as the Roman government had seen fit to exile him from public life because he was a witness to the man Jesus Christ.

And there is the key. . .he was a witness to Jesus.

Things related to God don't always seem to function in the way we think they should.  If we want the Gospel to be productive, the last thing we would think is to be writing a letter on an isolated island far away from any potential ears or eyes.  And yet, this message finds a way to impact thousands upon thousands of people.  How?  Because the message is about a living God who is not limited to a cell or an island.  John's words may have been spoken in private, but God himself saw fit to have it proclaimed across the globe.

So what does this have to do with you?  I want to tell you that your life is not insignificant.  You don't need a stage, or a vast public network, or powerful friends in order for your life to matter.  You matter, you are signficant because you have the ear of God Himself!  His eyes are upon you, and if you have accepted Jesus, then the Holy Spirit Himself lives within you.

The potential that is in you is unlimited because the God of unlimited power lives within you.

You may not think that your voice counts for much.  I would venture to say that John probably didn't think that the letter he wrote called 'Revelation' would be something that would be as big as it was either.  The point is this:  your voice counts, because God values it.  I'll say it again:  your voice counts because God values it.

Psalm 144:3 says "O LORD, what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him?"  The answer?  He thinks of you because you matter to him.  He cares for you because He has placed great value on you!

So today, even though it might not seem that you are having much of an impact on your world, and maybe you think that your voice is insignificant, please remember the truth--who you are and what you have to say is incredibly valued because God Himself is your audience.

BT