I occasionally buy and sell items on Ebay.  Ebay sellers write the description of the items and provide photos so buyers can decide whether or not they want to bid and buy.

As I read the listing (with the description of the item) I'm amazed that the word “rare” is WAY overused.  A Marx 1950'S tinplate Seaboard Railroad four wheel B unit diesel locomotive IS rare. I've never seen one on Ebay and I'm told one costs $400-600!  So it will continue to be rare for me.  Coins and stamps can be rare.  Certain cars are very rare. Civil War items are rare. A few episodes of Pawn Stars will demonstrate just how rare some items are.

You knew I would get around to the definition of the word and here it is: infrequent or unusual: not happening or found often; valuable: particularly interesting or valuable, especially to collectors or scholars, because only a few exist; great: unusually great or excellent.

True Christians and Christ-followers are unusual and (hopefully) particularly interesting.  Believers are also valuable, in that they have “the ministry of reconciliation” (II Corinthians 5:18-21).  Though Christ is the One who does the reconciling (restore, make right with the Father, make friendly again) – His followers have the wonderful privilege and responsibility of sharing the Good News!

It's my prayer and purpose to be rare for the sake of the Savior!

Pastor Mark