Turn with me, please, to 1 Peter the first chapter.

1 Peter 1.

We began some weeks ago on a series.

We're calling precious in his sight.

Precious in his sight.

In 1. Peter 1 and 18, I'm reading from the new century version, N.C.V.

It says, you know that in the past you were living in a worthless way, a way passed down from the people

who lived before you, but you were saved from that useless life you were bought, not with

something that ruins like gold or silver,

but with the precious blood of Christ,

who was like a pure lamb,

pure and perfect lamb.

Thank you, Lord.

We says you are bought with the costly blood,

highly honored blood, the lamb without blemish and spotless, the blood of Christ.

So it's possible, obviously, from reading this, to live a useless life and a worthless life.

But those of us that have believed on him and been born again,

those that are seeking his plan for our life and pursuing it,

have been delivered from wasting our life.

What a precious thing that is.

Been delivered from worthlessness and uselessness.

You can see this whole passage he's talking about,

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