What Is Your Price?

The value of a thing is determined by the price one is willing to pay to possess it.

"Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us:..." 1 John 3:16

What is the price God placed on His relationship with you?

He had several offers to 'sell-out.'

The Pharisees suggested that He adjust His theology. He said no.
The citizens of Jerusalem offered Him a throne. He said no.
Satan promised Him control of all that He could see. He refused to sell.

The scribes, lawyers, and rabbis tried to coerce and intimidate Him into a trade. They failed to find anything that Jesus valued more than His love for you.

What is your price?

He loved you more than He loved Himself.
He sought your love more than He sought popularity.
He wanted you more than He wanted an earthly throne.
He desired your fellowship more than He valued admission into the inner circle of society's elite.

What is your price?

We judge how much a person values a thing by noting what they will trade it for.

What price have you put on your relationship with God?

Balaam traded Him for the approval of a few regional dictators.
Annanias and Sapphira traded Him for the hope of a little public recognition.
Demas loved the pleasures of his culture more than He loved serving Jesus.
Judas sold Him for 30 pieces of silver.

What is your price?

Would you give away your relationship with God to gain the approval of your friends?
Would you renege on your commitment to God in exchange for a promising career?
Would you trade your eternal relationship with God for a temporary one with some man or woman?

What is your price?

Acceptance by your friends? That’s what the pharisees offered Jesus.
To be honored and cheered by your community? That’s what the multitude offered Jesus.
Admission into society's upper crust? That’s what the Sanhedrin offered Jesus.
Great wealth and power? That's what Satan offered Jesus.

What is your price?

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

Matthew 13:44-46

©2006 Doug Ellingsworth