My bank has a neat online feature that shows all my debt, all the money in savings and investments, and it spits out what’s called my net worth.  For me, looking at that number keeps me pretty humble.

What’s your worth?  How are you going to calculate that worth?  Are you going to weigh in what you look like, your personality traits, your features, your degrees, your resume, what you own?  Well, that’s how the world may determine your worth in society, but it’s certainly not how God does.  In 1 Corinthians 6:20, Paul says, “You were bought at a price.”

That price was expensive.  It cost Jesus to get you.  One life was given for another.  God gave up His best to save you from the perils of hell.  Hopefully, you are not numb to those words, even though you may have heard them a thousand times.  You are worth so much to God, and He proved it by what He did for you.  Let’s also be sure to realize that God did not do this because we had some merit worthy of salvation.  No, Romans 5:8 says, “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

It isn’t prideful to understand your worth, because your worth doesn’t come from who you are, what you look like, or what you’ve done.  Your worth is found in Christ Jesus.  The day you decided to follow Christ was the day you inherited riches beyond your wildest imagination.

Today, and every morning from now on, look in the mirror and say, “I am a child of the Most High God.”  By doing this you are identifying yourself as a citizen of another world and seeing the great and awesome mercy of God that He has freely given to you. Knowing whose we are is one of the first steps we can take towards being living sacrifices.

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