majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 5:2,
"Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be
circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all."
As Paul continues to point to the uselessness of turning from the
gospel of grace to the law, he warns his hearers: if you do this
"Christ will be of no value to you at all." This causes me to think of
the value Jesus Christ holds in my own life.
Certainly the chief value of Jesus Christ to anyone is that we can
obtain a right standing with God as our judge through him. He died for
the sins of mankind and so his value is inestimable to any one of us.
Other things that hold value: bank accounts, possessions, retirement
(at my advanced age...), family, children and grandchildren are all
things that are important. My wife, marriage, our home, friends and
relatives all hold value. The value of any of these things is defined
by what I invest in any one of them. My time, my resources, my
talents, whatever it is God has given me, help express what holds
value in my life by how much I invest those things in what I deem of
value to me.
In a very self-centered way, I can say that what holds value to me
does so because of what it represents to me, what it brings me, how it
effects my life. All I have listed here holds obvious value to me for
the likewise obvious reasons. But what about Jesus Christ? Of what
value is he to me? Here is someone who loves me, for no apparent
reason whatsoever. Given all of my faults, my shortcomings and sins,
all of the blemishes in my own character and nature, he nevertheless
loves me. He loves me so much that he was willing to take my sins on
himself and die a miserable death on that cross. He loves me so much,
he made a way for me to become a co-heir with him of all our Heavenly
Father gives him. He loves me so much he sent someone to me with the
gospel message, that I might hear of him and all he has done for me.
He loves me so much he sent the Holy Spirit to be my constant
companion, that my life might begin to bear the fruit of what defines
his character and nature. Jesus Christ has sealed me, guaranteeing my
place at his Father's table, providing me eternal and abundant life!
To contemplate rendering Jesus Christ of no value to me is beyond
comprehension. He is of the greatest possible value to me and
certainly worthy of investing all I have for what he desires.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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