OUR TRUE VALUE

OUR TRUE VALUE

 

We often hear someone ask another person "who are you?', and the answer would probably be a description of what the do for a living, such as oh I'm a nurse, or a carpenter, or a teacher etc. That is what you do, not who you are! We are known as human "beings", not human "doings", but we usually would answer that question the same way by explaining what we do. We should all give some serious thought as to the proper way to answer that sort of question. Our answer should be a refection of how we see ourselves, and I think that should be the way that our Creator sees us. The Bible tells us that He sees us as a person of tremendous worth, a person worth allowing Jesus, His only begotten Son, to die for! That could be considered our "True Value", and not necessarily the value we might place on ourselves. Some people have a problem with pride, and thinking of themselves as more valuable to society than they really are. But the scriptures tell us we should humble ourselves, and (James 4:7) gives us this instruction. Then in (Matt 5:5) we read in the NLT "God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth". These are the recorded words of Jesus as part of his "Sermon on the Mount", and therefore should be heeded.

 

On the other hand there are people who have never accepted how God has made them. They have very low self esteem, and really don't like themselves. This attitude can come out in different ways, but generally it results in them being very difficult people to get along with because they tend to be negative about everything! When you meet someone like this, know that there has to be a reason they feel this way about themselves, and don't judge them. Encourage them to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, and be adopted by the Father into His Forever Family, then the proper answer to the question "who are you" should be I am a "follower of Jesus"! I find this is a better answer than just saying you are a Christian, because that term means different things to different people. In (Mark 1:16-20) we read about

Jesus calling the first of His 12 disciples to follow Him. His word to them was "Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for men", NLT. I believe that call is still going out today from Jesus to all who hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Then people can come to know their "True value"!!

Sincerely submitted.

Dave Jamer