This past Sunday I referenced the story of the "Eight Cow Wife". It's a beautiful story about the power of transforming love. Johnny Lingo paid eight cows for Sarita and this showed her how much she was worth to him. She hadn't thought very highly of herself until that point.I think it's the same for us. Oftentimes, we don't feel like we are worth anything. We tend to beat ourselves up with negative talk ("You're so stupid, you'll never amount to anything, you're such a loser", etc). Even the enemy will try to discourage us by reminding us how much we miss the mark - but the good news is that God doesn't see us that way.
When God looks at us, He sees his Son Christ Jesus living in us. Numerous times the Bible talks about how our identity and worth are found in Christ. We live in Him and He lives in us. And as far as paying a price: 1 Peter 1:18-19 says, "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers. but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect".
God sees incredible worth in every person which is why He sent His Son to be the ultimate, perfect sacrifice and pay the ransom for our sins. Be reminded of that powerful truth the next time you are tempted to feel worthless or no good. God didn't die for junk!
2 comments:
Great example, Dave! I can imagine that you have told Tammy how many cows she is (worth)?!?!
On a much better note, I like the picture of your family on this blog.
Blessings.
What an incredible story. It puts a lump in my throat to even think that God would see me this way... as so many times I feel worthless. My heart is heavy today for the victims and their families in Chardon, Ohio who have lost their children due to the tragedy of the school shooting... Did the shooter have this worthless feeling? Could this have been avoided? If we treated others for their potential and not their current status, or even their past behaviors, could we change the course of someones life just by treating them differently? Do we tell our loved ones how much they mean to us, even though they have not measured up? What about strangers... do we see them as God does, or do we put them in a category before we "see" who they really are?
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