Worthless? Priceless!

The other day when I was listening to a wonderful story of how God had worked in a young Christians life I heard an interesting statement from the convert. He was responding to a question about how Satan tempts him. He said that He will try to tell him that he is worthless and that he (Satan) wants control of his life. What irony! That Satan puts value in your soul while he is telling you that your worthless. The very fact he is tempting you contradicts that. Your not worthless, your priceless!

I just got done working on a youth ranch in Taylor, MO working with handicapped and underprivileged children. God brought 5 others to the ranch for the summer besides me, and do you know what? Each one of us had a very unique story of how God brought us all to the ranch, starting years and years ago. God had been working with each of us individually, in a unique way pursuing us! Listening to those testimonies it wasn't like God was distant as we struggled to were we where, he had been active in all of our lives individually! “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).

Did you know that God knows everything about you, He knows when we go to bed and wake up. He takes the time to become familiar with our habits! (Psalms 139:1-3). Its not like this is all in some database either, God knows and cares about it all! He even chose when and where you were born (Acts 17:26). “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the children of God” ( I john 3:1).

But your value to God doesn't come without cost. Unfortunately the adversary, the devil, would like your soul as well. But God values us so much that He would never let us be tempted greater that we can handle (1 Corinthians 10:13). And the power that over comes is not ours, it comes from the one who loves us more than we do! “He who is in you is greater that he who is in the world” (I john 4:4). The key is allowing God to fight for us! So know that no matter how you feel about what God is bringing you through right now, He loves you more than will ever know and the very fact your feel this way proves it! God bless!