Our Value in Christ

Back in grade school, scientists used to say that the chemicals in a body were worth about $29. On what do you calculate your worth as a human being? Society loves to tell us our value comes from our jobs, and how many figures there are in our paychecks. Perhaps you are under the impression that your family name can buy you anything you want, so surely that is valuable. Maybe it’s your good looks, and gym-chiseled body. And, without a doubt, it must be your brainpower that trumps all the rest. Secretly, I’m sure we’ve all felt envious of the ones who seem to “have it all“. The world wants us to believe that our importance, our personal value is based on these outward attributes. So, if  none of the above assign to us a price tag, what does? The only appraisal that matters is our value to God, and to use an advertising slogan, “that is priceless.” Speaking from a parent’s perspective, it would be impossible to place a monetary value on your child, and that’s how God sees us, not from the outward, no, he always looks at the inner man, our heart. Sure, the dollar amount for body parts has gone way up, so you could be worth upwards of $250K or more, but that’s minus vital organs. Thank God I know my lasting value, with all my bits and pieces intact, is only found in Him. “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Cor. 4:7.