Whoever? Really?

In this short video by John Piper, he talks mostly about Santa Clause (bad news) vs. Jesus Christ (good news). And as is often the case, while it is a good contrast, what hit me was not the overarching point, but one very sweet quote from John 6:37 ff:

"All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

This highlighted phrase hit me especially because of late I have had trouble believing that God is really for me in any excited sort of way. Sure, I am "in the club" so to speak (a poor metaphor) but I feel like He is disinterested in me. Something about the way those words landed tonight chipped away at my disbelief. "Are you not more valuable than many sparrows?"