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Man's
Worth
"What is man, that thou art mindful of him?"
Heb. 2:6. Man is of infinite worth. Not only is he of
infinite worth to God, but he is of infinite worth to
himself. When a man loses himself, he has lost all. When
he finds himself, he finds all. Christ was not only the
Son of God, but also the Son of man. He was born of the
Holy Spirit and of woman. God finds Himself (we say it
with profound reverence) when He finds man, and man finds
himself when he finds God. The father finds himself in the
child, and the child finds himself in the father. God has
children in His loins, and in those that are born of Him
He sees of the travail of His soul and is satisfied—He
finds His completeness. There is something in God that
yearns for man, and something in man that yearns for God.
When they find one the other, they have found their
fullness of joy, their fullness of fellowship, their
fullness of glory. The greatest gift to man is God, and
the greatest gift to God is man. You can give God no
greater gift than the giving of yourself. God gave Himself
to man that He might receive the gift of man to Himself.
The cross of Christ is the measurement of man's worth to
God. Man being crucified with Christ is the measure of
God's worth to him.
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