A Word of Encouragement

July 3, 2026

PA049 - Flowing

Grace, Hope & Peace, Friend;

With billions of people in the world, it is easy to lose sight of our own value in God's sight. So Satan promotes a substitute value system - self-worth. But self-worth fails when we mess up!

But God's valuation of each individual never changes! Even after we turned away from Him, He sent His Son to reconcile us to Himself. (2 Corinthians 5:19) And He patiently waits for all to turn back to Him - to 'repent'. (2 Peter 3:9)

Jesus illustrated this when some Pharisees and scribes complained that He was associating with 'sinners'. (Luke 16:1-2)

He told them this parable, saying, "What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!' I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance."

Luke 16:3-7

Then He added a parable about a woman who lost one coin out of ten and turned her house upside down looking for it. When she found it, she called her friends and neighbors to come celebrate with her saying "Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I had lost!" And Jesus added, "In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." (Vs, 8-10)

The third parable is about a man whose son ran away and squandered his inheritance. Left poverty-stricken, he decided to return to his father and beg to be his servant. When he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. Immediately the father threw a party for his son, saying to his other son, "This brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found." (Vs. 11-32)

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
	Luke 16:7

Heaven rejoices over each individual who turns back to God!

THAT is your true value! Not Satan's fake self-worth!

Yahweh-Bore - Lord Creator - thank You that You established my value from the beginning and it will never change.

Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
	Psalm 103:13

YOU are priceless to God,