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JOB 40:3,4

"WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?"

I. BEHOLD l AM OF SMALL ACCOUNT.
        A. God has challenged Job with the vastness of the universe in
           which He dwells.
                1. Can Job run the universe?
                2. Who then is Job to contend with God?
        B. Becoming conscious of God we are becoming aware of self.
                1. Some people have a rather high self esteem.
                        a. They go around in their pride and arrogance
                           crushing others.
                        b. They seem to have control of every situation.
                        c. God allows them to get in a situation over
                           which they have no control.
                                1. Their riches have bought them
                                   everything but now their child is
                                   dying.
                                2. Their yacht has struck a reef in a
                                   storm.
                                3. In the overwhelming situations we
                                   realize facing death or vastness of
                                   nature how small we are.
                                        a. It seems in the cultures where
                                           they live closer to nature less
                                           esteem placed on life.
                                        b. "Behold, I am of small
                                           account."

II. WHAT SHALL A MAN GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS SOUL?  (Matt. 16:26.
        A. Christ spoke of God's esteem of a life.
                1. We look at some sin ravaged life and declare worthless
                   bum.
                2. "What shall it profit a man if he gain the..."
                3. Life is more valuable than all the inanimate objects
                   in the world.
        B. If a man loses his soul how can he buy it back?
                1. What can you give in exchange?
                2. How can man redeem himself?
        C. We see people attempting to redeem themselves.
                1. Some by good works.
                2. Some by becoming religious.
                3. Some by promises.
        D. Man really has nothing to exchange for his soul "Behold I am
           of small account" bankrupt.

Ill. FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON . . . IN
     EXCHANGE  (John 3:16.
        A. Isa. 53:6 "All we like sheep..."
        B. II Cor. 5:21 "For He hath made Him to be sin.."
        C. Jesus Christ became what we are, that we might become what He
           is
        D. Facing facts:
                1. Outside of Jesus Christ your soul is lost.
                        a. Because of sin.
                2. You are in no position to redeem it.
                        a. "Behold I am of small account."
                3. God's love so great for you He sent His Son to redeem
                   you.
                4. You can accept His redemption or reject it.
                5. If you accept it you then belong to Him for He bought
                   you.
                6. If you reject Him you belong to Satan the chief of the
                   rebels against God.