Like a diamond in the sky

You have crowned him with glory and honor.                                       — Psalm 8:5

Astronomers discovered a star in the sky that has cooled and compressed into a giant diamond. The largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found on Earth is the Cullinan Diamond — at over 3,100 carats. So how many carats are in the cosmic diamond? — 10 billon trillion trillion carats!

In our world, diamonds are prized for their rarity, beauty, and durability, and we often heart it said, “Diamonds are forever.” But God isn’t enamorated with diamonds. To Him there is something far more precious.

Thousands of years ago, David marveled at the great value God had set on human beings: “What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor” (Ps. 8:4-5).

In fact, God placed such a high value on us that it cost Him dearly to buy our redemption. The purchase price was the precious blood of His Son, Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19).

If God places such a high value on us, we should also place a high value on the people He has brought into our lives. Bring them before the Lord in prayer. Ask Him to show you how each is more priceless than the most costly jewel in the universe.                       — Dennis Fisher

Oh, teach me what it cost Thee

To make a sinner whole;

And teach me, Savior, teach me

The value of a soul! — Bennett

READ: Psalm 8

We are more precious to Jesus than the costliest diamond.

The Bible in one year:

• Psalms 129-131

• 1 Corinthians 11:1-16