3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:3-9
Do you ever wonder how much our lives are worth? I often see the value of human life greatly diminished in our society today, and I reflect on why God would allow something like us, that is worth everything to His plan, to just disintegrate into the world. Then I remembered this scripture about our faith being worth greater than any possession. Can you imagine if more people thought of the unborn babies, or the value of someone else's life as greater than any material possession and what that could lead to? I firmly believe that when we find worth in human life, we also find our faith in our Father who created those individuals. Keep remembering that God created you for a worthy purpose that is worth more than material possessions.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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