Value of Life

Even prior to the events of last week, I was telling my hubby that it's a miracle that anyone is born healthy and whole. From the moment of conception, there are a myriad of things that can go wrong. Add to that 9-10 months of development that must go according to plan and the chances for failure continue to go up. That's even assuming Mom takes prenatal vitamins, doesn't drink or smoke, gets regular checkups, etc.

If it's a miracle that we're even here at all, then it should give us a sense of our worth to God. Jeremiah 1:5 says, "Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you..." (the Message). God knew us fully and had a purpose for each one of us.

Psalm 139:16 says, "Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day" (the Message).

We cannot believe God doesn't care about us or know what's going on. He looked ahead through time and space and saw that I'd often be critical, controlling, mean, angry, selfish (and the list goes on and on) and said, "That's OK, I'm going to let her be born and live anyways" because He loved me.

Value is defined as "an amount...considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else." In other words, something is worth the price paid for it. The blood of Jesus was the payment that would cover over my sin and allow me to be called a child of God. We were purchased for that price, so our value in God's eyes must be very high.