Revelations by Kerri

“For the wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23)

The Bible places a value on sin. Not sins, plural, but sin. One sin, all sin, is valued at one life. What a thought! I sin so often, so easily, with little or not thought to the cost. What if I paid more attention? What if I lived with more respect, fear of the full value, or rather, cost of sin?

So death is the paycheck of sin. Even more astounding is the cost of life. The cost of eternal life is the poured out blood of one life—Jesus’ life, to be exact. The price was set at the beginning of time, from the moment man sinned. The crazy part to me is this: Christ paid that price!

All of this I knew before today, but talking it out this week with God through my Bible study and prayer, I’ve been shown a fresh revelation. It’s a life changer, too. At least, I hope it changes me the way it should. Let me walk you through the progression of this sweet revelation.

1. God does not lie. (Hebrews 6:18 “…it is impossible for God to lie…”)
2. One sin requires the blood of a life.
3. Jesus shed His blood and paid the price for my sin in order that I might have eternal life with Him.
4. If God does not lie and actions speak louder than words, then by choosing to die on the cross, Jesus declared that we are valuable and worth the price He paid through His death.
5. I act so often as though I am not worthy or valuable enough for Him to have paid such a high cost—His very life. By living this way, I am calling God a liar. If He declares my value, who am I to declare my worthlessness?
6. The truth is that Satan is a liar, and God is ever true.
7. The truth is that I am more than just a price tag—I am paid for!

Dear, Savior Jesus, help me to stop living the lie Satan spews about my worth and start living the truth. The world tells me I am worthless, but you declare me as treasured among all creation! Let my life today and every day echo what your death declared on the cross.

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay…” (2 Corinthians 4:7)