You Are Valuable

God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8

I once saw an illustration in a church service that profoundly affected me. The speaker held up a brand-new, crisp $100 bill and asked the congregation if anyone wanted it. Of course everyone did. The speaker then scrunched up the bill and jumped on it. He held it up again and asked who wanted it. Again, everyone did.

Then he told us that the $100 bill had been stolen, used to buy drugs, and used to pay for sex with a prostitute. Then he asked if anyone still wanted it. Undaunted, everyone did because they understood that the value of money is not determined by what it experiences or how it looks. Its value is determined by the government that printed the bill.

You’re just like that $100 bill. Regardless of your history, regardless of all you’ve been through, God will always want you. He sees you just the way He made you—beautifully, wonderfully, and full of great value.

Thank You, Lord, that You see me as valuable. Thank You for shedding Your blood on the cross for me. I know that because You love me, the truth sets me free.