So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Matthew 10:31

Sometime last year, the real estate market left many of us dumbfounded.  The price of many homes skyrocketed, leaving many potential homebuyers uncertain whether they would ever be able to own a home.  Appraisers like Zillow, Trulia, Redfin and Realtor.com estimated local homes at double or even triple what they had been worth a year prior, and as desperate potential homebuyers tried to outbid each other these prices rose even higher.

Yes, I know what some might be thinking, “Were the homes even worth it?”  This is an important but difficult question, because when we look at this situation, a home in the end, is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

In like manner, we were sinners, but God came looking for us.  And when he found us, he saw what others could not see.   He saw our helplessness through eyes of love and compassion; and he saw us as complete through his Son, Jesus Christ.  Now by his grace, we are worth what God was willing to pay for us-----the blood of his Son.  The world may look and wonder, “Are they worth it?”  The real answer is, “We are worth what God was willing to lay down for us and what God considers valuable, let no one disdain (Matthew 5:22).” In Christ, you are worth more than gold.

Loving Father, you are a Holy and compassionate God.  Thank you purchasing my freedom through the blood of your One and only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ.  I know that you who care for the sparrow, are watching over me.  Therefore, I will not fear.  Amen.