Geologists study rocks. Rocks. Of all creation that can be studied, geologists dedicate their lives to the study of rocks. Rocks seem random and pointless. Why would anyone want to study them for hours on end? How much can be learned from rocks? Quite a lot, actually, but it doesn't require any geology.
As strange as this seems, we are all very similar to rocks.When you look at yourself compared to the universe, you begin to feel very small and valueless. In the grand scheme of things, we all seem to be worthless and unworthy, unimportant and unuseful. Why should God pay attention to us at all? God sees us differently than we view ourselves and each other. Instead of seeing us as insignificant, He sees as beautiful creatons--His creations. He spends an infinite amount of time just being with us, and being an active part of our lives. And what's great is that He never gets bored with us, like a geologist who enjoys what he does. On TV, we see all sorts of nerdy scientists who are overly emphatic about what they do. All they can talk about is their most recent scientific study or how science applies to every moment of the day. God is, in a way, like that. He is passionate for you.
John 3:16 is probably the most quoted verse from the Bible. "For God so loved the world..." The world. Many times, we forget that we are part of the world referred to in this verse. We forget about the personal love God feels for every individual. The world is such a collective word. It's easy to get lost in the collective world and not realize God has a relationship with every individual, with you, with me. If I wrote the Bible, I might have written it "For God so loved you and me and everybody else.."
On the beach, each grain of sand is a miniature rock. The world is like that endless shore of countless miniature rocks. No one ever stops to care about each grain of sand. Yet God, the passionate God He is, looks at each grain of sand--at you and me--and adores it.
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