The world we live has a way of making us feel one of two ways a lot of the time. One is that we are worth so much! How much? As much as we can offer back to the world. It can make us feel like we are worth something as long as we have something to offer it. But in this messed up, sin filled world, the moment we don't have something offer anymore, is the moment we aren't nearly as important to it. The second way (and sadly more common way) this world can make us feel is that we are worthless. Even growing up we learn at a very young age how to treat kids with "more worth" and "less worth" based on who we want on our team, who is more fun to be around, how someone looks or who is more popular. Even though none of those things truly have anything to do with "worth".
I looked up the definition of the word "worth" and this is literally what it said. "the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated." The words that just jumped off the screen at me as I read that was "deserves to be valued or rated". Deserves huh? By who's standard. Who is to say that one person's worth is more than another person's. Sadly enough society would use things like an income, or one's intelligence, or one's looks or sex appeal, or one's business sense/success to determine if one person is "worth more" than another. But today I have great news! None of that determines your worth! Not to God....
Jesus Christ left heaven and came to earth to live a life without sin....to die a death He did not deserve....and to defeat death by raising up 3 days later. And the best part of that story is that He did NOT have a list of names in heaven that He came to do that for. He came and died for us ALL. I will admit that's even hard for me to accept sometimes when I watch the evil that goes on in this world. That a person who is doing evil and bringing death and destruction to people is worth just as much as me to God. But they are. He values their life and would love to see them accept the gift of Jesus just as much as He would me, you or anyone else in this world. That is truly an unconditional love!
Today, if you are just not feeling like you are worth much....if this world has beat you down....if people have trampled on you.....if circumstances have not gone the way you imagined them....and you are left feeling like your value or your worth is "less than", then please know that you are being fed lies from the enemy. You are worth so much to God that He gave His son over to this world to be sacrificed for YOU! God did that just to make a way for you to have a relationship with Him. He did that to take away the power of sin over our lives. And then as if all of that were not enough, He sent His Holy Spirit to be with us. To help us, to guide us, for us to tap into and draw strength, power and wisdom from. He did that for YOU! He values you enough to do all of the things I just said even if this world only contained you. However, it is also important for you to know that because we live in a world full of people, He does not value one over another. Romans 2:11 says "For there is no partiality with God". Another translation says "God does not show favor to one man over another".
So no matter what this cruel world has dished out at you, please know that God is the lover and healer of your heart and soul. He longs to show you your worth and importance to Him. He also wants to show you how much He can use a person just like you. There are things that He designed you to do and you worth so much to Him that He wants to trust you to do those things. I promise you, if you seek His face....if you seek His Will....if you seek His promises to you.....you WILL find your value and worth.... and so much more!
God, Thank You that our worth and our value is not measured by the world's standard. Thank You that You understand us as we are, you love us as we are, but You will not leave us as we are. That You love us enough to help us be better....to be all that YOU created us to be...despite how much the enemy has tried to convince us of who we are. Thank You that you desire an intimate relationship with us! In Jesus name, Amen.
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