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For
the believer, it’s now very easy to Google lists of scriptures that tell us who
we are in Christ; scriptures that reveal God’s great love for us and the grace
and mercy He pours over us. There are many, here are just a few:
But,
even before we come to believe, when our understanding is lost in the lies the
world perpetuates, there are plenty of scriptures that reveal God’s love for
this people He has created in His image.
One
of my favorites, very familiar to those of us with a pro-life stance is found
in the book of Psalms. It’s a portion of scripture we fall back to in support
of the idea that God knew us before we even came into this world and points to
the great love He has for us, even before He formed us in our mother’s womb.
“For you created my inmost being; you
knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made; I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when
I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the
earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were
written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your
thought, God! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand –
when I awake, I am still with you.” – Psalm 139:13-18 (NIV)
In
the preceding verses, the psalmist explores the notion that there is no where
we can run to get away from God, because He’s everywhere and knows everything,
even our thoughts before we think them.
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In
these verses, the psalmist declares the awe surrounding our creation, that God
was there with us, knowing us and forming us before we took on human flesh; He
created us with purpose and on purpose. Our days were ordained and written in some
heavenly book before we took our first breath of air.
Whisper
this to yourself or say it out loud: I was created on purpose, with a specific
plan that only I can fulfill. I am the only key that unlocks certain doors in
this universe. Without me, they’re left unopened.
How
many doors in our world (of opportunity or beauty or revelation) are left
unopened simply because life was snuffed out; perhaps even before birth or
because sin distorted our lives for a season. If you’re still drawing breath,
there’s still time to fulfill your destiny.
None
of us was accidentally dropped onto planet Earth without a reason. Though we
may often feel useless and unnecessary, which will make us feel unlovable –
those feelings are driven by lies.
Just
because someone doesn’t believe in our common enemy, Satan, doesn’t mean he
doesn’t lie to them.
If
I were never taught about the affects of gravity, it would still pull me to the
ground if I stepped off a rooftop.
Satan
must laugh loudest when he manipulates those who declare he isn’t real.
“The word of the LORD came to me,
saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set
you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’” - Jeremiah 1:4-5
(NIV)
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Before He clothes us in flesh, He knows
us!
Before He placed us in our mother’s belly, He loves us!
Before our parents came together intimately, God already has a plan for us!
Before anything good or bad in this universe happens to us, God values us!
And
while we’re walking along through this journey of life and all there is to
discover along the way; all the things that mess us up, all the things we mess
up – He’s continuously loving us. He’s wooing us, He’s teaching us, He’s
holding us, He’s providing for us. (If you’ve never read the short book Acres
of Diamonds, now might be a good time.)
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Knowing
how messy our lives would become, He made provision for all of it through His
grace.
“But God demonstrates his own love for
us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
(NIV)
And
only He
can love us like that. Our loving Creator atones for our mistakes.
