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Be Valued

Because He is the Good Shepherd, I am valued.

“‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.'” John 10:11 (ESV)

Your value is not determined by your portfolio. Your value is not determined by your performance. Your value is not determined by your personality. Your value is determined by what God has done on your behalf. Before you could do anything with God or for God, in His mercy and grace, God decided what to do with you and for you.

  • “‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.'” Jeremiah 1:5 (ESV)

Your value was established before you were born. Then, God provided a tangible demonstration and validation of your value when He allowed Jesus to die in your place. “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8 ESV). You are valued because God made you valuable!

Is the Lord your shepherd? Have you allowed Him to be the shepherd and overseer of your soul? Now think about your value in God’s economy. You are His treasure.

Look around! Do you see other people in your daily routine? Guess what? God values them, too.

Following Jesus Every Day,

Stephen Trammell

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