The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV)
When you think about your relationship with Jesus, what comes to mind? Do you see it as Shepherd to sheep . . . King to subject . . . Savior to saint . . . Master to servant? To be sure, there are many different ways to see our relationship with Jesus, but the one I want you to consider today is this: You are precious in His sight (Isaiah 43:4).
When was the last time you saw yourself as precious to Jesus? If it has been a while, take a moment to marinate in and meditate on these biblical truths:
I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:16)
I have loved you with an everlasting love. (Jeremiah 31:3)
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God. (1 John 3:1)
From Genesis to Revelation, the Word of God makes it clear that we not only matter to God as a unique creation, His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10), but we are precious to Him. And there is no greater testimony to this truth than the cross on Calvary’s hill. When Jesus willingly took our place on a cruel cross to pay the penalty for our sins, He made it clear we are precious in His sight. In fact, the Bible tells us we were part of “the joy set before Him” (Hebrews 12:2).
Here is another truth for you to absorb: You are not only precious to Jesus when you are doing well and walking worthy of Him; you are still precious to Jesus when the wheels come off the tracks and you run yourself into a ditch. Nothing can ever separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus – not Satan, not your sin – nothing!
Let that truth strengthen you whenever you are beset by doubts, discouragement, or even despair. Jesus died to live in relationship with you. You are precious in the sight of Jesus. Now, if that doesn’t light the fire of your faith . . . your wood is wet!
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 