Affirming Our True Value

Self-worth is the value we see in ourselves and our role in life.  Some of us overrate ourselves and some of us undervalue ourselves according to our position in life.  What is the right approach to assessing our self-worth? 

When selling a house, the asking price is not the true value of that house.  Its value is the price the buyer is willing to pay for it. 

God was willing to pay a high price to buy us back from the broken and isolated condition we found ourselves in because of our sin and rebellion against Him. 

When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death.  But God gives his people a free gift—eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Romans 6:23

We are of great value to God because Jesus came into the world to pay the price for our sin so that we could be free from its penalty.  ow do we value what Jesus has done for us? 

If we refuse to accept what Jesus has done for us, then we are assessing no worth to the plan of God for our deliverance from the penalty of sin.  Our self-worth is then self-determined or assessed by the value others place on us.

For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 

2 Corinthians 5:21

Thank You Jesus, that You came into the world not to judge us and the world but to save us.  Our unwillingness to receive this precious gift of new life through Jesus is what will judge us. 

We affirm with You that our true value is only determined by who we become when we accept what You did for us on the cross.  Because of You, Jesus, we have become children of our Heavenly Father.  Our worth to You is more than we could ever imagine. 

Help us today to base our self-worth on the truth of who You are and all that we are because we have accepted Your free gift of forgiveness and salvation. 

We are grateful that You are our Heavenly Father and that we are Your precious children.  Amen