What do you think of when you hear the word treasure?
Do you picture iridescent diamonds sitting contently in a chest waiting patiently to be discovered? Or maybe the chest that holds such a prize of diamonds is unexpectedly surrounded by a plethora of pure white pearls sitting inside the mouth of a clam.
Ever since we were children, we would hear of these fascinating tales of pirates sailing from opposite ends of the world to discover this beloved treasure. They would sail on rickety ships upon roaring waters to simply contrive this treasure.
Isn't it amazing how something so pure and beautiful is told to be found within a barnacle-crusted chest or the mouths of clams?
The wise men traveled miles upon miles through the night to discover the most valuable treasure the world has ever received. They didn't find the Lord of Lords in a castle wrapped in fine linen. They found Him swaddled in broken pieces of cloth while sleeping peacefully in a manger.
More than often, the most precious and valuable things are derived from a place of brokenness, a place of desperation, and a place of humility.
I consistently get the impression that just because we may not have started out in a cookie-cutter perfect upbringing, our self worth is automatically decreased. Or maybe because we made some bad choices in a relationship with a guy, we no longer see ourselves as the valuable treasure that the Lord declares we are.
Sister, listen to the gentle words of the Lord. Read this scripture and prayerfully keep it in your heart. The society we live in today wants us to believe the lie that we are in way too deep to be pursued or even loved. Our feet may be touching earth, but our mind and heart need to be in a heavenly realm.
There is no such thing as a past that isn't redemptive. You are a princess of the Most High King! Embrace the humble, precious, and beautiful treasure that you are. You are worth being pursued. You are worth the fight. You are worth being treasured, valued, respected, and unconditionally loved. Don't feel the need to compromise the precious treasure that the Lord called you to be.
Do you picture iridescent diamonds sitting contently in a chest waiting patiently to be discovered? Or maybe the chest that holds such a prize of diamonds is unexpectedly surrounded by a plethora of pure white pearls sitting inside the mouth of a clam.
Ever since we were children, we would hear of these fascinating tales of pirates sailing from opposite ends of the world to discover this beloved treasure. They would sail on rickety ships upon roaring waters to simply contrive this treasure.
Isn't it amazing how something so pure and beautiful is told to be found within a barnacle-crusted chest or the mouths of clams?
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Luke 2:11-12 [NIV]
The wise men traveled miles upon miles through the night to discover the most valuable treasure the world has ever received. They didn't find the Lord of Lords in a castle wrapped in fine linen. They found Him swaddled in broken pieces of cloth while sleeping peacefully in a manger.
More than often, the most precious and valuable things are derived from a place of brokenness, a place of desperation, and a place of humility.I consistently get the impression that just because we may not have started out in a cookie-cutter perfect upbringing, our self worth is automatically decreased. Or maybe because we made some bad choices in a relationship with a guy, we no longer see ourselves as the valuable treasure that the Lord declares we are.
When the Lord looks down at you, know that He is smiling and is taking delight in all that He created you to be. It doesn't matter if you came from a broken family, a toxic relationship, or a powerful addiction. He redeemed your rough past and called you into a beautiful new beginning in His heavenly kingdom.
Remember, the Lord that overcame it all began His purposeful life in an abandoned hotel and slept in a crib that was designed to feed pigs.
Remember, the Lord that overcame it all began His purposeful life in an abandoned hotel and slept in a crib that was designed to feed pigs.
"The man who finds a wife finds treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord." Proverbs 18:22 [NLT]
Because you are a daughter of the Most High King, you are as valuable as a gem and you are worth it all. The enemy will look at where you came from or where you ended up to fill your mind with lies:
Hmm... well if that were true then why did Jesus come to die and resurrect? If we believe those lies that we aren't valuable because of an inevitable and ugly past, then Jesus' crucifixion was for absolutely nothing.
Because you are a daughter of the Most High King, you are as valuable as a gem and you are worth it all. The enemy will look at where you came from or where you ended up to fill your mind with lies:
"You aren't worth the fight. Look at your baggage, no guy will want to put up with that. You aren't worth the pursuit."
Hmm... well if that were true then why did Jesus come to die and resurrect? If we believe those lies that we aren't valuable because of an inevitable and ugly past, then Jesus' crucifixion was for absolutely nothing.
He saw you in the midst of your pain in sin. He wept over your sorrow. He feels the hurt you felt. But guess what? He still saw you as valuable and precious as the rarest of diamonds and the purest of pearls. He saw you and He decided you were worth the fight. He saw you in pain and said, "You. You are worth dying for."
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless." Ephesians 5:25-27 [NIV]
Sister, listen to the gentle words of the Lord. Read this scripture and prayerfully keep it in your heart. The society we live in today wants us to believe the lie that we are in way too deep to be pursued or even loved. Our feet may be touching earth, but our mind and heart need to be in a heavenly realm.
There is no such thing as a past that isn't redemptive. You are a princess of the Most High King! Embrace the humble, precious, and beautiful treasure that you are. You are worth being pursued. You are worth the fight. You are worth being treasured, valued, respected, and unconditionally loved. Don't feel the need to compromise the precious treasure that the Lord called you to be.
"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under your feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." Matthew 7:6 [NIV]
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