Worth dying for
knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:18-19 NASB
Have you ever tried to do the “right thing”, but it seems to blow up in your face? Sometimes it seems like we plant good seed, but all we reap is trouble. It seems abnormal, but Christ confirms that when we make attempts to take on his persona (or I should say his Spirit), people will hate us for it (John 15:18-19).
I admit that too many times I have dealt with the insults and the exclusions without a sense of grace. Instead of rolling with the punches, I start to feel unimportant and foolish. Sometimes I just feel like giving up. And just at the right time God restores me. He lifts me up by sending something wonderful, something grand, something so Him.
At just the right time, God reminds me of the value He has placed upon me. And, His reminder overwhelms me like the current of a rushing waterfall. When others deride and ridicule, God reminds me that my worth is more than gold and silver. I am so valuable to Him that dollars and cents won't due, but only blood. The Lord reminds me that no matter what others think of me, to Him, I am worth dying for.
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