In my next posts I will share more about what it means to know Jesus. But right here, I want to post some words from the Bible to tell each one of us how valuable, unique and special we are to God!
Psalm
139 (The Living Bible).
O Lord, You have
examined my heart and know everything about me.
2 You know when I sit
or stand. When far away You know my every thought.
3 You chart the path
ahead of me, and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment You know where I
am.
4 You know what I am
going to say before I say it. 5 You both precede and follow me, and place Your
hand of blessing on my head.
6 This is too
glorious, too wonderful to believe!
7 I can never be lost to Your Spirit! I can
never get away from my God!
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I go to
the place of the dead, You are there.
9, 10 If I ride the morning winds to the
farthest oceans, even there Your hand will guide me, Your strength will
support me.
11, 12 If I try to hide in the
darkness, the night becomes light around me, for even darkness cannot hide
from God; to You the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both
alike to you.
13 You made all the
delicate, inner parts of my body, and knit them together in my mother’s womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think
about. Your workmanship is marvellous – and how well I know it.
15 You were
there while I was being formed in utter seclusion! 16 You saw me before I was
born, and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day
was recorded in Your Book!
17,18 How precious it
is Lord to realise that You are thinking about me constantly! I can’t even
count how many times a day your thoughts turn towards me. And when I waken in
the morning, You are still thinking of me!
..........
23 Search me, O God,
and know my heart; test my thoughts. 24 Point out anything you find in me that
makes You sad, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Isn't that a wonderful psalm? Here are a few questions to think about and to help us realise how important each one of us is to God. Perhaps you could get a pen and paper and write down your own heart thoughts or your answers as a letter to God!
A Study about God’s love for you from Psalm 139
1) How long has God
known you? v.13-16
2)
Write down the date and year you were born. Did God
plan that you should be born on this day? Do you think that day is special to Him? v.16
3)
How much does He know about you? v.1
4)
Has He planned your life? v.3 and 16
5)
Does He leave you to follow His plans on your own? v.3 and 5
6) Is God a distant figure? v3-5 Or is He always near?
8)
Is there any place we can be away from God? v.6-12 Read Romans
8:35-39.
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
9)
How often does God think of you? v.17-18
10)
Do you want to follow His course for your life and pray the prayer in the last part of the psalm?
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