Recently when thinking about God and how much He truly loves us, I considered how He has sacrificed to give us the many treasures of His magnificent Heaven. When thinking about all that He has done and all that He has promised to do this verse came to mind. “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). The concerns and cares of God are absolute and He will do whatever it takes to uphold them. God loves all of His creation; and, as His Word tells us, it is His will that all are saved. “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). The word all is very significant here in that it means His love has been provided for everyone, the worst of sinners to those who consider themselves unlovely and unwanted. God’s love excludes no one and when you consider just how decadent and evil mankind has become, that is a remarkable truth to ponder. To so many life has become an inconvenient moment of bitterness and remorse, they seek to mask their misery in the convenient madness of this evil world. Unless you see Jesus the way He wants to be seen and not the way that this world portrays Him, you will never come to that point of complete assurance and understanding. You matter to God and He has sacrificed His only Son to prove it. No matter who you are or what you have done, your life matters to God. Placing everything into His abundant love and care will give you admittance into His complete assurance and rest. GLH