“So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.”

And it was so. God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day…For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect… For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died…We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.”   

Genesis 1:17-31; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 2 Corinthians 5:14,20

Do you realize how incredibly valuable you are to God?

What are you worth to Father God?

God took very special care in creating you.

You are one of His very favorites.

Why?

He is love.

Every aspect of our God is love, and He desires a relationship in order to share and expand His love.

And so because He desires this, you truly are worth everything to Him.  You are crucial to the relationship He desires.

Your turn…

How do you gage your worth?  

See yourself through God’s eyes … worth everything.

This is not to produce conceit but instead to build confidence.

Search and look every day until you receive how very precious you are to Him.

Now with praise, pray…

“For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be…I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me…And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.  God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”  

Psalm 139:13-16; Galatians 2:20; 1 John 4:16

“He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?”

Romans 8:32

Your Abba Father adores you! 

How to do this as a weekly Bible study

Day One: Experience
Read the entire devotion. Do any verses stand out to you? If so, write it down and work on memorizing it over the week. I personally love the app “Scripture Typer.”

Day Two: Observe & Read
Chain. Look up and chain verses (For example on how to chain verses, see this video).

Day Three: Interpret
Read through the chain of verses starting with the first one. What do they say? Do you notice when it says “never” or “always” or “If, but, however, therefore, all…..”

Day Four: Application
Do “Your turn” and make a list of people that God has put on your heart when you read this.

Day Five: Testify
Who in your life, right now, can you share this with? There is somebody in your life that needs to hear this. Close your eyes. What name came to mind?

 

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Do you realize how incredibly valuable you are to God?