PROMISE #34 - FEBRUARY 3
Promise #34:
I knew you before you were born and I designed you for My purposes.
Jeremiah 1:5 (WEB)
“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you.
Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you.
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
In today's promise, God is speaking to the prophet Jeremiah and reassuring him that God knew him and designed him for His purposes before he was even conceived in his mother's womb. I don't know if you have wondered about this Bible verse before, but I have.
How could God have known Jeremiah before he was even conceived? The best way to comprehend it is to compare our creation with how an architect designs a building. (I realize this analogy could never adequately describe the creation process, but it helps me to grasp this promise.) Before a building is built, it has to be designed by an architect.
In the design process, the architect spends much time thinking about the plans and purposes for the building He will create. No detail will be too small for the architect to overlook. Even though the building is not yet created, He has already created it in his mind, and then he commits the design to paper.
When I think about how God says that He knew us before we were conceived, I think He carried our design in His heart before the world's creation and knew us intimately before the wonderful day of our conception.
If you have ever felt misunderstood by anyone or felt alone in this life, may the promise that God knew you before the foundation of the world bring great comfort to your heart today. You are His workmanship, created in Christ to accomplish His special purpose!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for knowing me even before I was conceived. It amazes me that you chose me to be part of your family before you created the world. I pray that this revelation becomes more real today than ever before so I can live my life knowing that I have always been wanted and chosen by You.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
I knew you before you were born and I designed you for My purposes.
Jeremiah 1:5 (WEB)
“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you.
Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you.
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
In today's promise, God is speaking to the prophet Jeremiah and reassuring him that God knew him and designed him for His purposes before he was even conceived in his mother's womb. I don't know if you have wondered about this Bible verse before, but I have.
How could God have known Jeremiah before he was even conceived? The best way to comprehend it is to compare our creation with how an architect designs a building. (I realize this analogy could never adequately describe the creation process, but it helps me to grasp this promise.) Before a building is built, it has to be designed by an architect.
In the design process, the architect spends much time thinking about the plans and purposes for the building He will create. No detail will be too small for the architect to overlook. Even though the building is not yet created, He has already created it in his mind, and then he commits the design to paper.
When I think about how God says that He knew us before we were conceived, I think He carried our design in His heart before the world's creation and knew us intimately before the wonderful day of our conception.
If you have ever felt misunderstood by anyone or felt alone in this life, may the promise that God knew you before the foundation of the world bring great comfort to your heart today. You are His workmanship, created in Christ to accomplish His special purpose!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for knowing me even before I was conceived. It amazes me that you chose me to be part of your family before you created the world. I pray that this revelation becomes more real today than ever before so I can live my life knowing that I have always been wanted and chosen by You.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.