verseoftheday

But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. Matthew 19:30 NIV Today we think about & celebrate the birth of our country...so often those celebrations are overshadowed by what people want... The Bible story too follows the birth of a nation, a nation of God's people who are to represent Him to the world...then God enters the story in a new way and becomes one of us, walks alongside & knows just what it's like to be fully human...and launches a new thing - a kingdom where everything is upside down, where it's not about what I want or can get, but it's a kingdom founded on, steeped in, love. A kingdom where the marginalised are wrapped in, the hurt are comforted, the weak are strengthened, the lost are found...and those seen as poor, worth less, will be seen in a new light...where the last shall be first #waitangi #wordsofJesus #kingdomvalues #youarepriceless

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,  and upon finding a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46 AMP The Kingdom is searching... A merchant knows what he's looking for, an expert in finding the items of highest value to him...the thing of beauty... And when He finds it - he gives everything up to pay for it. You. You are that pearl - that item the Merchant places His highest value on...He sees beauty in you No matter how you see yourself today, how you might feel, our God places great value on you. He's prepared to pay everything for...you. And He did. #wordsofJesus #kingdomvalues #youarepriceless #dearlyloved #sunday #worship #thisisourGod