Psalm 8:4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
“I’m beginning to get a glimpse of man’s worth,” wrote my good friend Andre Kempen. “God made us in his image and saved us to restore that image, by Christ, in us. God not only made us but saved us. We are twice his.”
God is omniscient. That means he knows all things about all things. There is nothing in all the universe that God does not know. He knows every neutron star out there, pulsating out its great energy every second. He knows the depths of every black hole at the centre of every galaxy. And he knows and sees the origin of every minute photon as it is formed in the heart of the sun. He even knows the very number of hairs on your head.
Scripture tells us that God knew you before you were born. In fact, because of his omniscience, God knew you at the beginning of creation. You were created in his image: beautiful, holy and good. When you (and I) fell from God’s goodness because of sin, he had a plan to save you from sin’s consequence and reconcile you to his goodness. This he accomplished through the death and resurrection of his only begotten son, Jesus. If you confess Jesus as Lord and believe that he died and rose again you shall be saved. You are twice his – created in his image and reconciled to his image.
My friend Andre went on to write, “You are the pinnacle of God’s creation. Angels long to see what you see. Your worth is valued by the precious blood of Jesus. He laid down his life for you. Your worth is infinite. God made you and God saved you.”
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you! Psalm 8, Luke 12:6-7, Psalm 139:13-14, Ephesians1:4, Genesis 3:15, Romans 10:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17 So, don’t give up, look up & pray “Thank you that you know the number of hairs on my head, something I don’t even know! I acknowledge you O lord in all my ways.”
“Dear Lord, thank you, thank you for your great love and intimate knowledge of me. I believe that Jesus died at Calvary to reconcile me to my created image and rose from the dead so that I may be born anew. I repent of all sin and confess Christ to be Lord and Saviour. Thank you for your plans and purposes for me. Thank you that you know the number of hairs on my head, something I don’t even know! I acknowledge you O lord in all my ways and trust that you will direct my steps according to the plans you knowyouhaveforme.Amen.”
— Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa Dudley Anderson began writing for radio in 1994. Dudley currently writes a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought called GodTracker and has complied 2 devotional books based on GodTracker. More information at surereaity. net