The value that we place on something will vary from person to person. One person places great value on books; another person hates reading. One person places great value on a tidy house; another person doesn’t much care about things like that. There are many times when value is decided by personality or choice, and Christmas celebrations certainly fit into that category. Some people love trimmings and decorations; others hate them. Some people send cards to everyone they know; others consider that a waste of money and donate to charity instead. Value is a strangely movable thing!
But the value God places on people does not change. Each year we remember that He loved people so much He was not prepared to live without their fellowship. Each year we remember that His love for us is so great that He gave His Son not only to live for us but to die for us so that the gulf between God and humanity could be bridged. Every year, we are reminded that we are not useless, insignificant, unimportant or without value because of Christmas. If God loves us so much that Jesus came to be our Saviour, then we have value regardless of anything we do or achieve. We have intrinsic value from God.
If that doesn’t make you stand a little bit taller, I don’t know what will!
