God decided you were worth it before you proved anything.
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In a world that says you're only as In a world that says you're only as valuable as your last performance. In a valuable as your last performance. In a valuable as your last performance. In a world where we are entirely judged by world where we are entirely judged by world where we are entirely judged by how we perform and how much we produce, how we perform and how much we produce, how we perform and how much we produce, it is really hard for us to wrap our it is really hard for us to wrap our it is really hard for us to wrap our dinky human minds around the concept dinky human minds around the concept dinky human minds around the concept that this perfect holy trinitarian God that this perfect holy trinitarian God that this perfect holy trinitarian God ascribed invaluable worth to us before ascribed invaluable worth to us before ascribed invaluable worth to us before anybody would have said we were worth anybody would have said we were worth anybody would have said we were worth anything. We hadn't done anything yet to anything. We hadn't done anything yet to anything. We hadn't done anything yet to be considered worthy. And yet David be considered worthy. And yet David be considered worthy. And yet David makes it clear before any of us breathed makes it clear before any of us breathed makes it clear before any of us breathed our first breath. Our heavenly father our first breath. Our heavenly father our first breath. Our heavenly father said worth. said worth. said worth. >> I'm ascribing worth to you. Listen to >> I'm ascribing worth to you. Listen to >> I'm ascribing worth to you. Listen to this. For you created my inmost being. this. For you created my inmost being. this. For you created my inmost being. You knit me together in my mama's womb. You knit me together in my mama's womb. You knit me together in my mama's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and I praise you because I am fearfully and I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderfully made. Your works are wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well. My wonderful. I know that full well. My wonderful. I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was frame was not hidden from you when I was frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was made in the secret place. When I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the woven together in the depths of the woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body. earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body. earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were All the days ordained for me were All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them written in your book before one of them written in your book before one of them came to be. In other words, our worth came to be. In other words, our worth came to be. In other words, our worth preeds any accomplishment or merit on preeds any accomplishment or merit on preeds any accomplishment or merit on our behalf. Our creator redeemer our behalf. Our creator redeemer our behalf. Our creator redeemer predetermined that he would subscribe predetermined that he would subscribe predetermined that he would subscribe priceless value to you.
Summary
The sermon's main theme is that our inherent worth is not determined by performance or production, but is divinely ascribed by God. It references Psalm 139, highlighting that