What Is Your Value?
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not
one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” – Luke 12:6-7
How much are you worth? Where does your value come
from? Maybe you have a large bank account. Maybe your life is filled with
children and grandchildren and friends galore. Do those things make your life
more valuable than the life of someone else?
Society tells us that our worth comes from our income,
our social status, the number of people who love us. But what are all those
things if we don’t have Christ? Our true value comes from the One who sent His
Only Son to die for us. Everything else? Well, it’s just a bonus.
We know this. We do. But we let the opinions of others
knock us around. We slump in shame at the missed promotion. We hide in solitude
because of mistakes we can’t undo. We beat ourselves up for not being perfect.
We will never be perfect. We can never earn enough, be enough, to deserve what
Jesus did for us.
The world may scoff at who and what you are. Let it
go. Jesus paid for your freedom. You belong to Him. And that makes you more
valuable that anything else.
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