Matthew 8:8: The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed."
Psalm 107:20: He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.
SO OFTEN, we feel unworthy, like we have no place in GOD's House or His Presence. But being BLESSED is being LOVED by GOD and knowing He finds us WORTHY of love, forgiveness, redemption, salvation, deliverance, healing, protection, provision, hope and a future.
GOD looks beyond the damage and the dirt in our lives; He looks beyond our flaws and our brokenness and sees a life worth saving, a soul worth keeping, a heart worth redeeming. He sees who He created us to be, who He planned us to be--that prince or princess--that new creation in CHRIST. Even GOD'S WORD speaks to our worth in GOD's eyes, for He knows the plans He has for us, plans to prosper us and not harm us, plans to gives us HOPE and a FUTURE, and He so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. GOD loves us so much, He wants to live in us and through us; He wants to spend eternity with us.
GOD finds us redeemable, forgivable, and lovable.
GOD sees us fearfully and wonderfully made, in His image, according to His likeness.
GOD loves us so much He searches for us when we're lost; He rejoices when we're found; He strengthens us with His Son when we're weak; He fills us with His Spirit when we're empty; He revives us with His WORD when we're weary, worn; He favors us with His grace when we stumble; and He restores us with His love when we fall.
GOD loves us so much, He promises to never leave us or forsake us; He promises to uphold us with His righteous right hand; He promises that no weapon formed against us shall prosper; and He promises to make our paths straight, if only we trust in Him with all our heart, lean not on our own understanding, and acknowledge Him in all our ways.
GOD finds us worthy of protection and provision, and He encamps His angels around us, to keep us in all our ways, so we can be assured that even though we're hard-pressed on every side, we're not crushed, though we're perplexed, we're not in despair, though we're persecuted, we're not forsaken, and though we're struck down, we're not destroyed. GOD is our refuge and our strength, and He's got us covered, every day, every hour, 24/7, even when we're in the wilderness, in the storm, in the flood, in the fire.
GOD finds us worthy of time, talents, and treasure, and He offers us all that He has, the best He has to give, including His Son, JESUS CHRIST, as our Savior, Bridegroom, and King.
GOD finds us worthy of service, stewardship, and ministry, and He commissions us to GO in His name, into every nation, as representatives and ambassadors of CHRIST.
GOD finds us worthy of crowns and mansions, robes and rewards for lives well-spent, work well-done, in His service, for His glory and honor.
And GOD finds us worthy of being named in the Lamb's Book of Life.
We often live in the past and see the present snapshots--fragments, brokenness, heartaches, betrayals, mistakes, darkness, ugliness, disappointments, insecurities, fears, weaknesses, infirmities, and lack--but GOD sees the full portrait--past, present, and future--so His vision of us is perfect, and He sees us through the atoning Blood of CHRIST, and He knows our true identity IN CHRIST: holy, righteous, GOOD.
So, our worth is more about how GOD sees us than how we see ourselves, because GOD is the Righteous Judge, and His verdict is always JUST, RIGHT, GOOD, TRUE. All we've got to do is BELIEVE and HAVE FAITH that we really are who GOD says we are and we can do everything He CREATED and COMMISSIONED us to do.
