You are precious to GodHe came looking for you and

gave it all for you.

How precious are we?

Hag 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.

God sent is only Son John 3:16

He came looking for you

The discovery of gold set off a gold rush in 1849, thousands came to California looking for the precious metal. They left every thing they had. Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

It has always been a symbol of value

1Ki 6:21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

In our rough state he sees us

Job 28:10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

He sees us between the rocks

Your life may be turbulent but like that golden nugget you are valuable and Jesus came looking for you. He left it all for you and I.

He was willing to do the heavy work to find you

He gave himself to find us Lu 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be

willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Lu 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

It is not always an easy processIts dirty workIt’s hard work It is back breaking and takes patience

When you where lost there you were in some stream bed stuck in the sand, some one came and started sifting patiently because they could see the value. God sees the value in you.

Gold is referred to as “recovered”

The Angels rejoice Lu 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy

shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Isa 13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

We go through some things

1Pe 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

There is a process

God is not done when he finds us