Your Value

The world around us likes to measure our value with social-media fame, an affluent net worth, and career accolades. When we start chasing those, our lives becomes a relentless rat race — always striving, seldom resting. Be honest: when was your last worry-free holiday?

What does the Bible say about your value? For a starter, the Scripture says your value is not defined by what you own or achieve.

“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” — Luke 12:15 (NIV)

In Greek, this conveys: life does not consist in the abundance that comes from one’s possessions. Your value is intrinsic because you bear God’s image — your value is given, not earned.

“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” — Genesis 1:27 (NIV)

Yet we have sinned, and that image in us was marred.

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” — Romans 3:23 (NIV)

Even so, when you are in the exile of sin, God calls you precious.

“Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you…” — Isaiah 43:4 (ESV)

He proved it by paying a price — the blood of His Son.

“You were bought at a price.” — 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NIV)

Not only did he restore our marred image, but also he adopted us back to sonship.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” — 1 John 3:1 (NIV)

What we have or do in life does not matter; the only thing that matters is doing what Christ asks — walking in the works He prepared.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” — Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

Measure your value by His image in you and the blood paid for you — not by shifting earthly scores. Let that sink in!