Day 206 or July the 25th God knows you
individually
Our thoughts today are from Isaiah chapter 43 verse 1
But now this is what the Lord says
He who created you Jacob he who formed you Israel do not fear for I have redeemed you
I have summoned you by name
You are mine
Now the big picture surrounding this verse
Be comforted
Isaiah tells the people of Israel once again because they are to be restored
I have everything in hand is a summary of what God tells Isaiah
So that he can then tell the people to comfort them
Then he gives them a glimpse of his power as he mentions a man called Cyrus who is yet to be born
He is a man who will help get the temple in Jerusalem rebuilt
But Nebuchadnezzar who destroys it is still to be born
Now that's forward planning by God and yet at the same time
He still allows us to choose for ourselves which way we will go each day
What an amazing God
and
now today's action step
Can you remember standing in a group waiting to be chosen by one of the team captains to join their team and
Wondering if you would be chosen
Then how relieved you were when your name was finally called out and the embarrassment of simply being a reserve
Was avoided for another day at least
Well, there will be none of that in the kingdom of heaven
Because Isaiah reminds us that we are redeemed and called by name by God himself
Don't you feel good when someone who is famous or has a great reputation?
Calls you by name. It's like the opposite of name-dropping. I think but can still be very heartwarming
How about when God calls you by name?
This is a great reminder that God calls individual people not crowds
When you feel low and today may be one of those days
Remember that God calls you by name and claims you as his how can you possibly have low esteem?
Problems when this fact sinks in
Ponder on it when you feel less than up to the job God called me by name