Just because everyone is equally valuable in the eyes of God does not mean everyone is equally valuable to you. Those whom God has chosen are not uniquely valuable to you; it simply means that they are uniquely valuable to someone else. What we need to recognize is who God has sent into our lives that adds unique value to us. And what is unique value? It is whatever you value in the season you are in. Some people just make me happy, and in this season of my life, thank God, I keep using this word that I think I need to, and I need a little time to clarify. I do, and the word is, you keep hearing me say, «asset.» Now, I’m getting ready to say something; will you please give me the opportunity to explain what I mean? Okay, right? So don’t just give me that face; just give me a second to explain. I say «relational asset» because I know we love people, and we want to love people equally and well. Sometimes that terminology can convey something that I’m not trying to imply, but I mean what I said. When I say «relational asset,» I say that based on this revelation: everyone in the eyes of God is equally valuable. Yes? But everyone does not add equal value to you. You see how only nine and a half people clapped? That’s okay; I want you to process it. I’ll say it again: everyone in the eyes of God is equally valuable, yes or yes? From the back, I got a witness from the baby; thank you! I need all the help I can get this morning. Street or Wall Street, equally valuable? Yes! PhD or no degree, equally valuable? Yes! Magna cum laude or not, equally valuable? Yes! Okay, but just because everyone is equally valuable in the eyes of God does not mean everyone is equally valuable to you. Those whom God has chosen are not uniquely valuable to you; it just means they’re uniquely valuable to somebody else. What you and I have to recognize is who God has sent into my life that adds unique value to me. What is unique value? It is whatever you value in the season you are in. Some people just make me happy, and in this season of my life—thank God—come on for people that matter! Am I making sense, guys? Yeah? So this is important now because I think— I think— that you can’t have an asset without having a liability. «Pastor, how dare you? Where’d you get that from?» The Bible. Listen to me. I imagine the description of a person as an asset or not may be confused with labeling or judging, and I imagine it challenges some of our religious sensitivities. But if I’m reading scripture correctly, what I’m arguing isn’t wrong, because the Scriptures seem to describe two relational realities to me: assets and liabilities. Okay, let’s try this one: Proverbs 13:20 says, «Walk with the wise and become wise.» That sounds like an asset! But a companion of fools— the Bible just called it! That’s all that’s happening right now! But a companion of fools? What? It didn’t say I have to be a fool to suffer harm; that’s not the text. It doesn’t say I have to be a fool; it says I just have to be connected to one. I just have to be a companion of one; I just have to be linked up to a person that is not walking in wisdom, and then I become the unintentional. Am I making sense? «Well, Pastor, how dare you take one scripture and use it to form a whole argument?» I’m not done. In 1 Corinthians 15:33, the Apostle Paul says, «Do not be misled.» Guys, I just want to know: am I teaching the Bible? That’s it! Okay, alright. «Bad company corrupts good character.» Now watch what Paul says: he says don’t be misled. One translation says don’t be deceived. What is he saying there? Why is he saying that? Rather, he’s saying that, listen to me, because it is possible to be unaware—number one—that I’m with bad company. Did you hear what I just said? Alright? Come on, come on. Uh, two: it is possible to be unaware of the impact my company is having on me. Listen, when you get better spiritually, everything gets better. Spiritual life is not the only important part of your life; it is the most important part of your life because it affects every other part that is important. But you don’t get stronger spiritually accidentally; it takes intentionality. You need to get fed, and you have to learn how to understand, interpret, apply, and explain the Bible. The Bible is the blueprint to your best life, and I’m going to tell you: Sunday is not enough to give you the tools you need to improve with the Bible. I want you to join me in my community called Bible You, where I help you take your understanding, application, and explanation of the Bible to another level. I can assume we have intimacy with no impact. We have proximity, but nothing’s rubbing off on me because I can be unaware of the impact it’s having, because bad company corrupts good character. And corruption doesn’t happen immediately; corruption happens incrementally. So it’s over time. Come on, guys, we see this!
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