I had decided not to publish the latest teaching, “Are you valuable to God?,” until several of the brethren at our Tuesday evening gathering shared how much the teaching had meant to them. Actually, I thought the Lord wanted me to teach on another subject last Sunday, but during the course of the gathering, the Holy Spirit led in this direction.

Frankly, I have struggled most of my life with issues of self-worth. After walking away from the Ministry for a few years, it has been difficult to believe that the Lord would really still want me to minister in His Kingdom. Even before my ministry days, I was continually seeking to prove my self-worth by overachieving in every possible area of my life. I have come to realize how important it is to see what true value God places on my life. The truth that has come to me is almost incredible. How could He love me so? But He does, and I'm coming every day to realize it more and more.

Every one of us is crucially important in the Kingdom of God, but spirits of rejection, insecurity, inferiority, condemnation, guilt and fear will keep us from ever seeing that. This is where deliverance has made a great difference in my relationship and walk with the Lord. Much of what was driving me and keeping me from fulfilling the calling on my life was demonic spirits such as these. I realized that much of what I was feeling about myself was something other than me. When these things were cast out, I began to feel much different about myself. It was amazing! It was wonderful! It was freedom and the deeper realization of the love of my Heavenly Father. It was also a greater revelation of just what Jesus did for me and for all of us by going to the cross and giving his blood. Praise his name.

It's a simple little teaching but perhaps the Holy Spirit will use it to minister to you just how valuable you are to the Heavenly Father. He planned for you to be on the earth at this time, even before he made the earth. It's almost incomprehensible, but it's true according to His Word.

Heavenly Father, open our ears to hear and her eyes to see and give us understanding in our hearts of how valuable we are to You. May this revelation penetrate our very being until we walk in the confidence that we truly are your sons and daughters. You know, Father, how much we are going to need this assurance in the troubled days ahead. Established us in this truth, we pray. Thank you father for how you bless us with your love.

Amen