If you are a parent or grandparent, you know that sometimes it seems like your child speaks his/her own language. They come up with silly phrases or funny derivations of words that they hear adults say. It can be very entertaining as is the case with our great grandchild. She combined the words, who and body. She will say, “whobody did that.” That could be either a statement, a question, or “It wasn’t me; it must have been whobody.” We have a lot of fun with whobody.
So, I got to thinking, is whobody actually a word? I didn’t find it in the Webster’s dictionary but, I found this definition in Urban dictionary.com: “whobody” logically aligns itself with "nobody", "somebody" and "anybody"… Someone you don’t associate with, or whom you don’t rate. Occasionally synonymous with ‘haters’.
Wow! There are a lot of folks that are viewed as whobodies. Who hasn’t felt that way at one time or another? Sometimes we treat others as whobodies and at times we have felt like whobodies. I find that scary, sad, and contrary to how God feels about His children.
28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.” Matthew 10:38-31(NLT)
So, for all the whobodies, somebodies, and nobodies, we can take heart that God places a high value on those whom He loves. We don’t need to be fear the bullies of the world, but rather trust and revere God alone. God’s Word says this,
“6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” Hebrews 13:6 (NLT)
“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Romans 5:8 (NLT)
He knows everything about us and still loves us, so there is no need to fear people. Somebody knows you and loves you so much He was willing to give His life for you. His name is Jesus and He died for all the whobodies in the world so we can be with Him forevermore. Thank you, Jesus.