The Value Of People

I was at a conference recently where the speaker held up a $100 note. He asked the people there if anyone would like the money. Hands went up all around the auditorium. He then began to crumple the $100 note up with his hands. He asked if anyone still wanted it even though it was now creased. Still the hands went up in the air. Then he dropped it on the ground and started to rub it into the dirty floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now creased and dirty, and asked if anyone still wanted it. He then went on to explain the illustration. No matter what he did to the money, people still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $100.

Often in our lives we are dropped, stood on, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel like we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen in our lives, we will never lose our value. We are still priceless to those who love us and to God.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are because of Jesus. We cannot afford to lose sight of how priceless we are to him.

We also need to recognise the value of those around us. Every person has a story and we will never know many of them, but we need to remember that no matter how someone appears on the outside, their value is priceless to God and we should love and accept them accordingly.