"knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."
1 Peter 1:18-19 (NKJV)
Have you ever seen anything of great value, maybe in a museum or somewhere as a part of a collection? There are several museums and places I have been to that contain some very valuable things, like different works of art and sculptures. In some of these places you are not allowed to get too close to these things and they are worth so much that they are kept in separate cases or behind glass to protect them. One reason they are so valuable is because they are either irreplaceable or the cost to replace them is so high.
Things are valued by what someone is willing to pay for them. No one would pay a million dollars for an old shoe, but someone might pay millions of dollars for a painting by Rembrandt. What are we worth, what value do we have? In 1 Peter 1:18-19 it tells us that we were redeemed, ransomed by God, paid for by Him with something much more valuable than silver and gold, the precious blood of Jesus. Do we realize that God was willing to give the most valuable and precious thing, the blood of His Son, for us?
Do we see ourselves as valuable and worth something or do we see ourselves as nothing special? We need to realize that God places a high value on us. The Bible tells us that we were redeemed, purchased with the blood of Jesus, and there is nothing more valuable than that! If we do not see ourselves as valuable to God that will impact how we treat ourselves, which in turn impacts how we treat others. See yourself and others as valuable to God, realize that He paid the highest price possible to make you a part of His family.
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."
1 Peter 1:18-19 (NKJV)
Have you ever seen anything of great value, maybe in a museum or somewhere as a part of a collection? There are several museums and places I have been to that contain some very valuable things, like different works of art and sculptures. In some of these places you are not allowed to get too close to these things and they are worth so much that they are kept in separate cases or behind glass to protect them. One reason they are so valuable is because they are either irreplaceable or the cost to replace them is so high.
Things are valued by what someone is willing to pay for them. No one would pay a million dollars for an old shoe, but someone might pay millions of dollars for a painting by Rembrandt. What are we worth, what value do we have? In 1 Peter 1:18-19 it tells us that we were redeemed, ransomed by God, paid for by Him with something much more valuable than silver and gold, the precious blood of Jesus. Do we realize that God was willing to give the most valuable and precious thing, the blood of His Son, for us?
Do we see ourselves as valuable and worth something or do we see ourselves as nothing special? We need to realize that God places a high value on us. The Bible tells us that we were redeemed, purchased with the blood of Jesus, and there is nothing more valuable than that! If we do not see ourselves as valuable to God that will impact how we treat ourselves, which in turn impacts how we treat others. See yourself and others as valuable to God, realize that He paid the highest price possible to make you a part of His family.
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