Promise #34 - February 3

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, . . ~Jeremiah 1:5

In today's promise, God talks to the prophet Jeremiah and tells him that God knew him and had a plan for him before he was even born. I don't know if you've thought about this Bible verse before, but I have.

How could God have known Jeremiah before he was even born? The best way to understand it is to think of how an architect plans a building and how we were made. (I know this comparison doesn't really explain how things are made, but it helps me understand this promise.) An architect has to plan out a building before it can be built.

During the design process, the architect spends a lot of time thinking about the building's plans and how it will be used. The architect won't miss any details, no matter how small. He has already built the building in his mind, and then he writes down the design.

God says that He knew us before we were born. I think He had our design in His heart before the world was made and knew us well before the wonderful day we were born.

If you've ever felt like no one understood you or that you were all alone in this world, the promise that God knew you before the world began should bring you a lot of comfort today. You are His work of art, made in Christ to carry out His unique plan!

Prayer:

Thank you, Father, for knowing me even before I was born. Before you made the world, you chose me to be part of your family. That blows my mind. I pray that this truth becomes more real today than ever before so that I can live my life knowing that You have always wanted and chosen me.

I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.