I like to tease a local lawyer every time I catch his TV commercial. To reassure potential clients that he really cares, he says, “Nobody’s a nobody.” Yes, I agree. That's a little cheesy.
But it's also a great, gospel-oriented line. Because in the kingdom of God, that’s not marketing. It’s truth.
The lawyer wants you to believe that your case matters. God wants you to believe that you matter. Not because of your résumé, your reputation, or your reach, but because of how deeply you are loved. You don’t earn that kind of worth. You receive it.
It’s not just that nobody’s a nobody. It’s that everybody is beloved.
We often talk about when we decided to follow Jesus. What led us, what changed in us. Of course, that’s an important part of our story. But 1 Corinthians 1 reminds us of another important part: "It is because of God that you are in Christ Jesus."
Yes, you chose to follow. Yes, you’re walking the walk. But God was already walking toward you before you took your first step. In Wesleyan terms, that’s called prevenient grace— God moving first, choosing us before we even knew we had a choice to make. 
God doesn’t wait for the powerful or the put-together. God builds the kingdom with the overlooked and underestimated. The ones the world calls nobodies. And suddenly, nobodies become kingdom builders.
Praise God that this identity isn't a ladder to climb. It’s simply a life to live.
You might be smart, talented, or even admired. But that’s not why God loves you. You might have thought you had your life figured out. But there's still nothing quite like a life that’s been transformed by God’s grace.
Rest assured that you don't have to prove your worth to God. You don't have to build your way to God. You might be a nobody, but to God, nobody's a nobody.
Stay blessed...john | 
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