We can find in John examples of valuation of our Lord. John 5 is a prime example that the elders had more value in THEIR declaration of sabbath than in the Lord. Jesus healed the man, lame for thirty eight years, but finding not the beauty and power of our Lord, but that he told this man to carry his bed on the sabbath. Incidentally, that was not a written law, but one they declared. The man himself questioned their integrity. It infuriated them so that they sought to kill Jesus. Where is YOUR value? That God’s validation is most important? Or, do you worry more about what people will say or think about you? Remember this; God does NOT respect ANY man or woman for what they have or have not. Our Heavenly Father’s concern is only in the character of our heart.
