Isa. 53:3 He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
The world did not consider Him as having any value. There was nothing special about Him. No beauty in His outward appearance (Isa. 53:2) that drew us to Him. He wasn't worthy of our affection. Carnal hearts, judging only by appearance, did not nor will they ever esteem Him. Worth only thirty pieces of silver (Mt. 27:9, 10), the price of a lowly servant or slave. That's it. In fact, we even desired a murderer (Acts 3:14) instead of Him.
Consider Mary, a self-acknowledged sinner, entering the room where Jesus dined with others. She broke her alabaster box of fragrant oil, undoubtedly the best she had, most likely everything she had, and poured it out on Jesus. Her tears washed His feet. Her hair, that is to say her glory (1 Cor. 11:15), served as a common towel to dry them. See her selfless and sacrificial worship. Why? Because she understood the value of Jesus.
The value of Jesus to any of us lies in how we see or esteem ourselves. Do we, like the world, still see nothing special about Him? Not even being worthy of our fellowship, turning our faces away from Him. Pridefully contented with and in our own flawed existence. Or do we, like Mary, acknowledge our sin (Rom. 3:23) and see the remarkable beauty and worth of our Savior?
From us, He deserves our alabaster boxes of selfless and sacrificial worship and praise. Nothing less than everything. That's the value of Jesus!
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