Value…

 Value…

I was reading a novel about the era of building the “cottages” in Newport, Rhode Island…the competition of people, the desire to outdo one another  in finery, money, reputation, business, etc…and the emptiness found in souls of some…some people relished the high society while others desired to return to the simplicity of life…to values from which they had flourished, God fearing, God honoring…

And I am not saying that one has to be poor to be God centered…God shows no partially…nor should we…God looks on the heart not the outward appearances…

I want to value what He wants me to value…wisdom, people, Him…not try to serve two masters…

Thank YOU….

“Value= 

: relative worth, utility, or importance” Merriam Webster….

 “But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding? 

Man does not know its worth,and it is not found in the land of the living. 

The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ It cannot be bought for gold,and silver cannot be weighed as its price. 

It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,in precious onyx or sapphire. 

Gold and glass cannot equal it,nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;the price of wisdom is above pearls. 

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,nor can it be valued in pure gold. 

And he said to man,‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Job.28.12-19,28

 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. 

Are you not of more value than they? 

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 

And why are you anxious about clothing? 

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 

For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.  

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Matt.6.25-34

 He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 

Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 

Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.

Matt.12.11-13

 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!

Luke.12.7, 24

 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

1Tim.4.8

Photos taken 2019 on tour of one of the “cottages “ in Newport..

https://www.newport-discovery-guide.com/newport-mansion-tours.html