GOD VALUES US AS HIS TREASURED POSSESSION

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“God made you uniquely, beautifully, intentionally, purposefully, wonderfully.” – Louie Giglio, Founder of Passion Conferences –

In the eyes of our Creator, we are of great value. God has always loved us. Yet only when we came to Christ… and He imparted to us His righteousness… were we made worthy. We became deserving of His grace when we recognized our need for a Savior. United with Him, His worth became our worth. Because of His atoning sacrifice, God loves us deeply, accepts us fully, forgives us eternally. We are of inestimable worth to Him.

“Let us praise God for His glorious grace, for the free gift He gave us in His dear Son!” – Ephesians 1:6

Jesus came to give us freedom from sin, victory over death and worthiness before God. To be worthy is to be deserving of value and significance, importance and excellence, favor and approval. It is to live a life reflecting our new identity in Christ. God chose us out of His great love, accepted us into His family, and gave us great dignity and self-worth. We have the privilege of being called His children.

Too often, believers do not feel worthy of being children of the Almighty. Yet our Lord wants us to live the abundant life He has planned for us. Three untrue mindsets can cause us to think less of ourselves than we should.  We counter these mindsets with God’s truth of our worth, value and significance in His eyes.

  • Are we living for the approval of everyone in our lives except God?

“For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.” – Ephesians 1:4

Untrue mindset – People’s perceptions of us are more important than God’s

The world deems us valuable by all that is transitory… our success, our wealth, our prestige, our possessions. When we are overly concerned about what others think of us, we are allowing them to determine our self-worth. Seeking the love, approval and acceptance of others instead of God sets us up for great disappointment. For people are changeable… yet God and His love never change.

God’s truth – In His eyes we are worthy

We belong to God. We bear the stamp of our Creator. He loved us, chose us, and welcomed us into His family. Our Lord values us for who we are as individuals… who He created us to be. Only He gives us our true value. Our trust rests in His estimate of our uniquely true worth. We live to please Him and follow in His ways.

  • Are we looking for perfection in ourselves and our world to give us value?

“We who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.” – Ephesians 1:12

Untrue mindset – Our self-worth depends upon our efforts

We trust in our own power rather than God’s. By placing too high of expectations upon ourselves, we are set up for potential failure. When we fall short, we believe we have let ourselves down and our self-worth fades away. Unable to measure up to our own standards leaves us feeling dispirited, disheartened, defeated.

God’s truth – Only He is perfect

We live in the confidence that God loves us in spite of our shortcomings. We do not expect perfection from ourselves and our world. When we do not succeed, we do not believe it is a reflection of our self-worth. For our Lord is greatly pleased with us… and we choose to reflect His glory.

  • Are we allowing our past to cause us to doubt our worthiness before God?

“Live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” — Ephesians 4:1

Untrue mindset – Who we are is dependent on our past

We allow our yesterdays to affect our todays and our tomorrows. When we are burdened by our past, letting guilt weigh us down, we question our own worth. We open the door to believe the lies of the enemy, who focuses our attention on all the ways we have fallen short of who the Lord expects us to be, who He called us to be.

God’s truth – We are made worthy in His sight by Christ’s sacrifice

We cast aside the untruths of the enemy. We refuse to believe his lies that cause us to doubt God’s love, question His acceptance of us, and distrust the value He places on us. We leave our past behind in the grace of Christ… and walk into the wondrous future He has prepared for us.

“The Lord your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17

We are God’s beloved creation… of infinite value to Him. He rejoices over us. He shines His favor upon us. We can live a life of thankfulness because we are truly loved, chosen and worthy in His eyes.

†   Eternal Takeaway – Only through Christ and HIs righteousness are we made worthy   †