The Value of A Life

Every human life was designed with a unique purpose and plan which he (or she) alone can fulfill. A plan that God Himself mapped out. There is an enormous value to each and every life. God, and God alone knows the intended impact of that specific life on the world and the effects it would have on the whole of creation and humanity. God's hand designed us, God's hand directs us.

Can we truly comprehend the value of a human life, a creation of God designed in His awesome and perfect image? … We are so wonderfully made! Could we ever draw such a beautiful picture, or find the words to describe such an awesome thing? … It's loveliness transcends our human vision and sight. Can we define a single individuals importance in the scheme of all things? Do we have access to the road-map of God's universal plan for mankind and all creation? … God, the Master architect of all beauty and perfection.

Can we determine the beginning the middle or the end of all things? … God is the one who directs the winds & the waters, has authority over the heavens and the earth. He the one who created time, He who is the alpha, & the omega. He has written for each of us an amazing life story and planned for us a journey which we alone have the privilege to travel. He has written us each a road map which leads to His eternal Kingdom, and given us His Holy Spirit as our guide.

Are we to determine how much pain or tribulation a single life can or must endure? … God is the one who counts and gathers every tear, then wipes them from our eyes. Can we ever imagine the degree to which He cares for us, or feel the depths of His unfathomable compassion? … What a priceless thing a human soul must be for such a God to have given man so many wonderful and precious promises! More precious than all the gold and silver of the world & every precious gem!

How lovely we must be in His eyes, for Him to want to have His hand on our lives, for Him to walk with us through good and bad times, & form Him to hold us near to His heart. The heart of a holy perfect God! How sweet the music of our voices must sound, as we call out to Him in praise and prayer, how beautiful our spirits must appear to Him in times of joy and of despair. How dear we must be to Him, the God who sent His only Son to bear our sins, to give us hope and an eternal future. To give us life, we who were dead in our trespasses.

I can barely begin to imagine the actual value of a human life, a life seen through the eyes of a holy, perfect, merciful, compassionate, wise and loving God as something which is unique, wonderful, precious and a treasure meant to be valued above all other created things!