Redeemed Like a Coupon

Coupons don't make a lot of sense. Companies print and distribute them far and wide in the hopes that you will redeem them. I get them in my mail every week. If you look closely, you can see that they have no real value. Some are printed "no cash value". Others are valued at 1/20th of a penny, or 1/100th of a penny.

But when you hand a coupon to the cashier ringing you up, then it becomes valuable. Some coupons can be worth as much as $20 off, or half of the entire purchase. That is a huge step up from "no cash value"! Notice that they acquire value only when they are redeemed. The one that does the redeeming is the one that gains that value.

Jesus Christ has redeemed my life, as He has the lives of countless Christians before me. I used to be of no value to His kingdom, but by His actions on the cross I now have real worth- and that worth is being used by Him to further the kingdom.

If you are in Christ, you now have value. You can ignore those who try to convince you that you are nothing or nobody, because Jesus has proven them wrong. But never forget that your value isn't because of you. It is thanks to Jesus Christ that you are the new creation that He says you are.