Thursday, January 31, 2002
Thursday, January 31, 2002
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I
consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."
Pastor Bill Hybels was greeting parishioners after church one Sunday when a woman came up
to him and caught him in a big hug. She was crying as she whispered in his ear, "Don't ever
stop telling us that we matter to God because it's changed my life." (3) It's true; you matter to
God. And if you really, truly believe that, it will change your life too.
(Jeremiah 1.5
NRSV)
God knows us. God loves us. So few of us are really known. We wear masks so much in life
that no one around us truly knows who we are. And, sadly, we also wear those masks when
no one else is around. We often don't really know ourselves. Deep inside, we think if
someone really knew us, they wouldn't love us. But check out the first verse of this passage:
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart . . . " God
really knows you, not just the clean and shiny version of yourself that you present to the world,
but the real you. He knew you long before you even had the consciousness to know yourself.
And He loves you. As someone once said, "God could not love you more, and He will not love
you less."
Dear God, thank you for your love that has truly changed my life. Amen.
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