PSALM 139:16

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

TO PONDER

Is this not the most amazing thought. God knew you and had a plan for your life even before you were a 'twinkle in your parents eyes', as the saying goes.

It's incredible for so many reasons. Firstly, the God of all creation was thinking about you before you were even born. That's amazing all by itself. If you ever find yourself feeling small or insignificant, you only need to remember that God thinks about you to be reminded of your significance.

Secondly, you are not an accident. God has a plan for you regardless of the circumstances of your birth. Whether you hold power and influence over hundreds or thousands of people or whether you don't even have much of a voice within your own family, God has a plan for you and your life. All the days of your life God knew about before one of them ever came to be.

Which leads to the third thing. Nothing you do surprises God. He knows you so well and he has already anticipated your every word, thought and action. And despite all this, he still calls you his child and offers you grace and forgiveness, knowing in advance all the times and all the ways you are going to stuff things up.

I don't know about you, but if I knew I had someone who knew me that well and they had a plan for my life, which they promised was for my good, then I'd be looking to follow that plan as closely as possible!

PRAYER: Lord God, how wonderful are the works of your hand! Thank you that in Christ I can be called one of your children. Thank you for the knowledge that I am not just the result of random chance but that you knew about me and had plans for me even before I was born. Help me to trust that fulness of life is really only found in living the life that you designed and planned for me to live. Help me to walk in your ways and to see more of your plan fulfilled in my life. Amen

Today's devotion written by Mathew von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle