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[Jesus said] “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

How much are you worth? Usually, when you ask someone this question, they try to calculate the value of their assets minus the debt they owe and then give a number. But you’re worth more than that, aren’t you? For example, my children have hardly any money in their bank accounts. They don’t have any assets that anyone would say are valuable. But even if you were to offer me one billion dollars to sell my child to you, I would never consider it in a million years.

You are valued! And no one can put a price tag on your worth. The Bible tells us that we are valued and treasured because Jesus says so. He doesn’t value you because you’re so sweet or so wonderful or because you do so many nice things for him. He values you simply because you are his. You were so valued and treasured by Jesus that he was willing to give up his life for you, to shed his holy and precious blood for you. And because of that, you are a blood-bought, child of God, a treasure worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox!

You might think that you have done things that would disqualify you from Jesus’ love, shameful things that would make God turn away from you and never want to have anything to do with you. But that’s just not true! There is nothing you could do to make God never love you, and there will never come a time when he won’t seek you out because you are precious to him and loved by him.

Dear Jesus, thank you for giving up your life and making me your child. I am sorry for the times I have strayed from you. Help me to remain close to you every day. Amen.

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