"I CAN GIVE YOU THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO GOD:
First, simply because of who you are:
..He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy
and
blameless in His sight...I have loved you with an everlasting
love; I have
drawn you with loving-kindness...You (God) created my inmost
being; You knit
me together in my mother's womb. I praise You because I am
fearfully and
wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful...
(Ephesians 1:4;
Jeremiah
31:3; Psalm 139:13,14)
Second, because of what you cost...:
..He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our
iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His
wounds we are
healed... The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us
all...Christ died for
sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring
you to God...
(Isaiah 53:5,6;I Peter 3:18a)
Third, because of what you can become"+:
..The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty
nation....If
you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the
needs of the
oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your
night will
become like the noonday. The Lord will guide you always; He
will satisfy
your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your
frame. You will
be
like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never
fail. Your
people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the
age-old
foundation...
(Isaiah 60:22a; 58:10-12)
Why not take a moment, right now. Go over to the mirror and look at that unique individual whom God has beautifully crafted.
Wow! Created in His image!
Try to imagine the billions of DNA that have singly been arranged in accordance with His perfect plan. Because He delighted in creating you just as you are, there is no one quite like you in all the universe.
And He knew from eternity past that the Savior would go to the cross for you.
In His infinite wisdom, He has set forth a marvelous blueprint for your life that perfectly coincides with His eternal purposes, plan, and glory. No one else can, or should do what He ordains for you.
Why don't you pause for a moment now and thank Him.
