What could possibly affirm a child's worth more than reminding them of the incredible price God was willing to pay to have a relationship with them?
Here is a copy of the letter we shared with our children:
How do you decide how much
something is worth? Worth is what makes something useful or desirable. What is
something that is valuable in your community? Perhaps a piece of fertile
farmland, a fruit tree loaded with delicious fruit, a cow that produces milk, a
strong horse, or a car or motorcycle? Perhaps gold, silver, or precious jewels?
These things are valuable because people need or want them or because there are
not very many of them. Usually people figure out how valuable something is
based on how useful it is or how rare it is.
How does God determine value? A
piece of fertile farmland or a fruitful tree or a strong, productive animal is
nothing to the One who made the entire universe. Gold, silver, and precious
jewels are nothing to the One who paves His streets with gold and decorates his
walls with all kinds of jewels. What does God consider valuable?
There is one thing that the
Bible tells us that God paid a high price for. God gave up His only precious
Son to pay the price for our sins. WE are valuable to God. We know this because
He made the greatest possible sacrifice to show us His love. I Peter 1:18-19
say “It was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were
redeemed…but with the precious blood of Christ.”
Never forget how valuable you
are to God. He paid a great price for you! You are valuable to Him because He
made you and you bear His image. You are one of His precious children! You can
also be useful by serving Him and telling others of His great love for them.
This Easter, I pray that you will remember the value that Jesus placed on you
when He sacrificed Himself for you. I pray that you will rejoice that He rose
from the dead and lives in your heart if you accept His priceless gift of
salvation!
These are beautiful! Such a great idea that I'm keeping in mind for next year.
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