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God Created You and Me!

God Created You and Me!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know your hands have made and fashioned me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

One of the great demarcations in modern society can be found in the first words of the Bible, Genesis 1:1 (ESV).

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

This verse separates those who acknowledge God’s role in creation and those who do not.

Psalm 139:13 (ESV) says,

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.”

Psalm 119:73 (ESV) also starts off recognizing God is a personal creator.

“Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.”

Where are you with your thoughts about God creating heaven and earth? Do you accept God personally knit you together in your mother’s womb, and that his hands made and fashioned you? If so, rejoice. If not, ask God to show you He is real.

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Inspect Thoughts?

Inspect Thoughts?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who ask you to search them, and know their hearts. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Are you willing to bear your soul to the Lord? Will you tell him how you really feel?

Psalm 139:17-24 (ESV) gives a glimpse into one who hates those who stand in opposition to God. Then the psalmist invites God to inspect his thoughts and his ways.

“How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.

Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain.
Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.

Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!”

Is it time to ask God to search you and know your heart? Inviting his kind of scrutiny can result in either openness before God or a fear of being discovered. Which is it for you? Are you willing to open yourself to a complete and thorough examination?

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You Have Searched Me?

You Have Searched Me?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom, for you have searched and known me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Knowing someone’s innermost thoughts and being able to discern their next steps would normally be impossible. Yet, nothing is impossible for God.

Psalm 139:1-6 (ESV) tells us God knows us intimately.

“O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.”

Pray to the Lord. Ask for his will to be done.

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God Created Me?

God Created Me?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know your hands have made and fashioned me. In Jesus’ name, amen.

One of the great demarcations in modern society can be found in the first words of the Bible, Genesis 1:1 (ESV): “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Belief in the truth of this verse separates those who acknowledge God’s role in creation from those who do not.

Psalm 139:13 (ESV) says, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.”

Psalm 119:73 (ESV) also starts off recognizing God is a personal creator.

“Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.”

Where are you with your thoughts about God creating heaven and earth? Do you accept that God personally knit you together in your mother’s womb, and that his hands made and fashioned you? If so, rejoice! If not, ask God to show you he is real.

Tell me what you think in the comments below.

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In Deep Waters?

In Deep Waters?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who struggle to stay afloat in deep waters. In Jesus name, amen.

Ever been in deep water? If a person is not a swimmer, deep water can mean deep trouble.

Being in an ocean or a pool and being unable to touch bottom can be harrowing.

Along with the psalmist, David, in Psalm 69:1-3 (ESV) follow the metaphor, and visualize how he is about to overwhelmed by deep waters (i.e. the enemies and forces aligned against him).

“Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.
I sink in deep mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood sweeps over me.
I am weary with my crying out;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.”

Drowning in a crisis? Seemingly without help? Impossible to stay afloat? God can save you. Trust him to do so. Do like David did. Cry out, “Save me, O God!”

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