The Infinite Value of God
Lower values are determined by higher values. The values of certain currencies are determined by those that have a higher worth. For instance, the Australian dollar’s value is determined against the more valuable British Pound.
This premise is true for all the other values we have seen in Matthew 6. The ability to appreciate the lower values of life, health, money, enjoyment and things is determined by the highest value that Jesus mentioned—God, the One who is infinitely the most valuable.
What many people do not realize is that the Gospel is a message on values. God, who is most valuable, so valued us that He gave us Jesus who is most valuable to Him. The more we realize and understand how valuable God is, the more valuable we become. The question is, why is God infinitely more valuable than our relationships, health, finances, enjoyment and things? Here are three reasons why:
To Infinity and Beyond
Values increase depending on the life span of the object’s worth. Take the case of diamonds: they are more valuable than other stones because they are the hardest known material on the planet, scoring 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. That said, diamonds have a longer shelf life than most precious stones and therefore is of greater value. As the saying goes, “diamonds are forever.”
But no matter how enduring diamonds may be, when compared to God, they are fleeting at best. They can be stolen or lost at any given moment (wash your hands and down the drain they go!). God, on the other hand, is eternal.
Think about Psalm 90: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God” (1-2). God did not just make the “diamonds that last forever”—He was there long before the mountains that contained those diamonds came to existence.
One Of A Kind
Values increase depending on the object’s rarity. Whether they are rare coins, stamps, comic books, cars – the rarer the object is, the more valuable it becomes. But when something is one of a kind, it goes beyond rare—it falls into a class of its own.
This would be the equivalent of one of those outrageously priced paintings done by the "masters" and auctioned at Sotheby's. Why would anyone pay such a price? Because rare is valuable, but one of kind is priceless.
God is infinitely most valuable because there is no one like Him. He is above and beyond anything we know and can comprehend; He is the ultimate definition of being one of a kind.
“There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours.” Psalm 86:8
One Stop Shop of Values
Lastly, God is infinitely most valuable because in Him, we find the fullness of life. Whether that’s our bios, zoe, or Psuche, they all come together in Him for our good. He is the One who gives us our relationships, health, enjoyment, food, and things. He is life.
Deuteronomy 28:11-12 says, “And the LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. The LORD will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands.”
In God, all other values are provided to us. He promises us abundant prosperity in life starting with the fruit of our womb, our children. And it does not stop there: our material provisions, our properties, the seasons of our life, and even the work of our hands will be blessed and yield high returns as we continue to value God first.
No wonder He is infinitely more valuable than anything in our lives.
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