What Are You Worth?
A very simple statement that can be underappreciated and overlooked is this,
"God is the creator of all things." We may say this often, or hear
it often to some degree, but do we really stop and think about its significance?
God has created us all and provided us life (Gen. 2:7). He has created the heavens
and the earth (Gen. 1:1), light (Gen. 1:3), day and night (Gen. 1:5), wet land
and dry (Gen. 1:9), along with everything in this life. With all that God has
done for us, the question is introduced, "If He has made all things, how
valuable am I then, just another human?" This question can be answered
by the Word of God.
Put simply, what is each person worth in the eyes of God? Firstly, each one
is worth enough to God that He would send His only Son down from the glories
of heaven to live as man and die for each individual. God deemed that each person's
soul is worth the death of His Son, as well as the hope we have that came through
His death. No dollar amount can be put on the worth of an individual's soul
(Matt. 16:26), but what we see from Christ's sacrifice on the cross is that
the worth of each person in God's perspective is significantly high. Enough
so, in fact, that Christ died for us.
What else are we, as humans, worth? Another way this question can be answered
is by looking at the rest of God's own creation. Matthew 6:26 tells us that
we are of much more value than the rest of God's creation here on earth, because
He has provided for us an immortal soul, as well as a plan of redemption to
be saved from our past sins. Of all of God's creation here on earth, we are
at the top. While every animal and human both have blood to sustain us, and
a heart too, only humans contain an immortal soul, and eternal life will only
be for mankind. In the final analysis, our immortal soul is all we have (Eccl.
5:15-16; 12:7). How valuable is that?
A great example of a man who could have considered himself less valuable because
of his actions in persecuting the church is Paul. Paul, despite persecuting
Christ's own church, finally came to the conclusion that God saw worth in him,
even though he did things hostile to God and His purpose (1 Tim. 1:12-13). Self-depreciation
can potentially be a problem, especially after considering one's own sinful
ways. Rather than having low self-esteem and no appreciation of your individual
worth, let us be like Paul, who glorified and honored God in acknowledgment
and appreciation of his worth. Let us also see from this point that God sees
value, worth, and potential in us all, no matter who we are or where we have
come from! What a blessing that is to know!
We have a God who cares for us (1 Pet. 5:7). We have a God who will never leave
us (Heb. 13:5). We have a God who loves us enough and sees enough worth in us
that He would send down His only Son to die for us (Gal. 2:20). Let us value
and see worth in ourselves as God does and has shown throughout the ages. We
must not take this point too far the other way, however, and be self-righteous
or think to highly of ourselves. Rather, we must simply see value in ourselves
and thank the Lord for such worth.
By Tanner Bass
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