"I'm SOMEBODY now, " Navin R. Johnson (played by Steve Martin in the 1979 movie, "The Jerk") exclaimed when he found his name in the new phone book. Were it only so simple for most of us.
One of the greatest struggles most men have, I believe, is that of possessing some sense of value in the materialistic world we inhabit.
What is it that gives you a sense of value? The pat answer for most is their job, career, family, home, some accomplishment, achievement, etc. I believe, however, that deep inside every man is a sense of emptiness. Something that cannot be filled by anything material.
What makes YOU "somebody"?
Personally, I have searched many avenues trying to find value and have only come up with one that is satisfactory. It's found in a simple parable in the book of Matthew that says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in is joy went and sold all that he had and bought that field" (Matthew 13:44).
There are various interpretations of this parable, but I have found only one that answers it to my satisfaction. The field is the world, the man is Christ and WE are the treasure. Christ looked at the world and found that there would be a group of individuals who would accept his love and sacrifice. When he realized this treasure existed, He bought the world with the most precious substance in the universe - His blood - so He could have fellowship with those who would ultimately choose Him to share eternity with.
God Himself, having come to us in the flesh, offered the perfect sacrifice (Christ's death on the cross) in order to enjoy us as His treasure forever. That gives us eternal worth and value... and makes us SOMEBODY in the eyes of the only one in the universe who truly matters.
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