PRICELESS

Philippians 3:7-11 (New Living Translation)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

The Priceless Value of Knowing Christ

7 I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. 8 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ 9 and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!

You have probably seen the MasterCard commercials…

• Family lineage … $200
• Following the Law strictly … $300
• Circumcision … $50
• Position as a Pharisee … $500
• Knowing Christ … PRICELESS

When Paul met Jesus Christ on the Damascus Road, everything which he formerly zealously counted as having value, became worthless in the light of Christ.

What do you hold on to and value greatly? How do those things compare to the value of your personal relationship with your Savior? I pray your answer is Paul’s answer … PRICELESS!