Note: We did not post a message yesterday. We were away on Tuesday ending with a minister's picnic in the evening in Cumberland County and yesterday morning Brooksyne had a procedure on her shoulder to hopefully alleviate the pain she has been enduring for almost a year.

Message summary: What is the most important aspect of "worth" in life? My spiritual net worth is altogether sufficient due to Christ's work on my behalf. He bestows His riches on all who call on Him!

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"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?" (Matthew 16:26). "You are not your own, for you were bought with a price" (1 Corinthians 6:19,20).

Financial advisors recommend keeping track of your net worth, which should grow as you get older. Financial net worth is what you own less what you owe (assets minus liabilities). There are various widgets on the internet to assist you with determining your net worth and for many your financial software (like Quicken, which I use) has this capability.

Seeking to live life responsibly in regard to our finances is good stewardship and certainly a means of honoring God. Many are in terrible debt which enslaves. Proverbs 22:7 states, the "borrower is a slave to the lender". Of course the problem is not just individuals but our government as well. Our country is now 36 trillion dollars  in debt and growing by the minute!

This is a follow-up to the message we shared on Tuesday on our bodies being temples of God according to 1 Corinthians 6:19. But today let us just consider the phrase, "You are not your own, for you were bought with a price".

In this message let us take some time to think on net worth in another, far more important, sense. What is the most important aspect of "worth" in life? Put another way, what is my spiritual net worth?

My liabilities in this regard is my sin which, according to Scripture, result in my falling short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) for "the wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23).

In regard to attaining right standing before a holy God my good works are like filthy rags. The Bible's straightforward assessment is that "no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law" (Romans 3:20).

My spiritual net worth is determined by Christ's work. The only assets I have are Christ's righteousness imputed on my behalf. "For our sake He (God the Father) made Him (His Son Jesus) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him (Jesus) we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21).

The song "Greater Still" by Brandon Lake expresses this truth well with these words.

My spiritual net worth is altogether sufficient due to Christ's work on my behalf. He bestows His riches on all who call on Him! (Romans 10:12). "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9).

B e encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13