‘Precious blood – precious you!’

The Bible says, ‘God paid a ransom…it was not paid with mere gold or silver…it was the precious blood of Christ’ (1 Peter 1:18-19 NLT). You must come to a place in your life where you are secure in who you are ‘in Christ’; where you don’t allow your sense of worth to be based on the opinions or actions of others. Stop trying to find your worth in how you look, what you do for a living, or how people treat you. Your worth in God’s eyes is incalculable because Jesus shed His blood for you. ‘Precious blood, precious you!’ Yes, you have faults. Yes, things about you need to be changed, but God is working on you just as He is on everybody else. Don’t let somebody else dump their issues on you. You’re a blood-bought child of God! Don’t allow them to make you feel worthless or useless because they don’t know how to treat you right or love you as you deserve to be loved. Please don’t spend your life trying to win their acceptance or approval. You’ve already been accepted and approved by God, so make sure your validation and sense of worth come from Him. You’re redeemed by Christ’s blood, covered by Christ’s blood, and accepted through Christ’s blood. And since His blood is ‘precious,’ that makes you precious too! Satan, called ‘the accuser,’ would like you to forget that and see yourself only in the light of your flaws and failures. Instead, get up every morning, look in the mirror, and announce, ‘I am precious because the precious blood of Jesus has redeemed me!’

Prayer Point

Father God, help me to see myself as You see me. It’s so easy to look for approval and validation from other people, but the only opinion I should be seeking is Yours. Help me find my confidence in Your opinion of me so I don’t feel I have to strive to win acceptance from others. Thank You that I’m Your precious and beloved child.

Meyer, Joyce, New Day, New You: 366 Devotions for Enjoying Everyday Life (Brentwood, TN: FaithWords, 2007), 127.