I Am Valuable

I heard something this week that really made me think:

"My value is independent of what other's think of me."

Whoa! Wait. Back UP.
My worth as a person isn't based on what other people think of me? Or even what I think of myself? Good to know since people's opinions change all the time! My opinion of me changes often too...

Then what do I base my value in or on? What decides my value or worth?

The rest of the statement goes something like this:

"My value is dependent on the price that was paid for me."

Hmmm...
The price paid for me. God gave His Son's LIFE for ME. He died for me. I think that is quite the price to pay for ME!

"This is how much God loved the world: He gave His Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life."
-John 3:16 Message

"But God put His love on the line for us by offering His Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to Him."
-Romans 5:8 Message

I must be quite valuable for Jesus to give His life for me. Thing is, my value isn't based on something that changes. Jesus died and rose again. Done. No going and taking it back. Therefore my value never changes.

No matter what happens in my life, I AM VALUABLE! Thanks to my loving Saviour!