Good Morning Sunshine! Did You Know That God Knew You  Before You Knew You?

Jeremiah 1:5 NIV ~ “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

I sent one of my friends a text message to share some exciting news about me, and she responded by saying, “I’m glad I’ll be able to say I knew you when.” My thoughts immediately went to God, He knew me when! Guess what, God knew you when, He knew you before you knew you!

The Word of God gives verifiable proof that God’s knowledge of you predates your existence, meaning He has a personal and intimate understanding of who you are, even before you were born, and He is able to offer you something that you can’t do for yourself! Think about this, a woman becomes pregnant and there is a beautiful life living on the inside of her. She can hear the heartbeat at times even see pictures of the baby via the ultrasound, you dream about them and think about him or her every day, but you don’t know them until they are born! You have no idea what they will look like or like to eat or drink, nor can you tell who and what they will want to be or do, you do not know their future! All you know is that they are going to be born! The rest is up to God!

There are so many things and people in this world, and every so often someone may think they really know you and who you are! Even those that are closest to you don’t know everything about you, but God! He knows everything, He knew you when you were a thought, this was before your mom and dad even thought, planned you just showed up, (this means they didn’t make plans to have you, but you are here, and they chose to love you.) John 15:16, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”

God chose you before He gave you your life, and before you were born, He selected you! Be grateful that God is not like you and me! The Bible tells you that the God who knows the end from the beginning also knows people even before they are born, He sees every aspect of your life before you have even lived one moment in this world, and He gave you His Word and unwavering love and purpose for your life! He loves you in spite of you! He loves you on purpose and intentionally! Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

God called you forth from your mom’s womb for such a time as this, “Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.” Isaiah 49:1. You were called before you formed, and you were formed before you were born! Do you see that you were chosen, you are anybody’s accident! (Some of you, me included need to say that out loud to yourself!) He may have not chosen the vehicle you wanted to get you here, but thanks be unto God, you are here! Now what are you going to do?

It’s time to move from being the victim of your past and move into victorious living, because you are here, you have breath in your body, and you are alive and well! In spite of everything that you have or have done, God still chose you and He didn’t wait for you to get it all together, (that is what you are telling yourself, you will do this or that and when you get it together. I have news for you, you will never get it right apart from God. Stop trying to do it on your own.) Again, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Here are two things that I need you to always acknowledge and to remember, God knew you before you knew him. You serve a God Who is infinitely vast and eternal. He knows the beginning from the end and the end from our beginning! God has a purpose for your life, and you can trust that, that purpose will be fulfilled as you listen for His calling with your soft heart. Secondly, know this you are fearfully and wonderfully, for you are made in His image. So when you look yourself, you should stand in awe of God and His handiwork, not denigrating the way He made you but, being grateful for the embodied way you get to be in a true relationship with Him. God knew you before you were even conceived. Before your first breath, He had a plan and purpose for your life.

So, when doubts creep in and tries to make you feel like you don’t belong, call him a lie! God made you and He was specific about all of your details and the thing He put on the inside and outside of you, remember that you are divinely designed, you are an original! You are set apart for something greater than you may realize. The world may try to define you by titles, positions, or failures, but God’s calling on your life is the ultimate truth! Lean into His purpose today. Trust that He has already mapped out a plan for you to an impact for His Kingdom! He knew you when you would arrive at every season and session, He knows you now walk boldly in that truth!

Let’s Pray:
Father, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude, knowing that before I ever existed, You had already seen me, loved me, and set me apart for Your divine purpose. You are the Creator of all things, the One who formed me in my mother’s womb, and the One who knows the depths of my heart even before I speak. Thank You for the assurance that I am not a mistake, not forgotten, and not without purpose. Father, when life’s challenges make me feel insignificant or unworthy, help me to rest in the truth that You chose me before I ever took my first breath and that You have a divine plan for my life, and nothing, no mistake, no failure, or no fear can change what You have already spoken over me. Father, I ask that You continue to show Your purpose for my life. Open my eyes to see the path You have laid before me. Give me clarity where there is confusion, faith where there is doubt, and courage where there is fear. Strengthen my heart to trust in You completely, even when the road ahead seems uncertain. Father, let me walk boldly in the calling You have placed on my life, knowing that You have gone before me to prepare the way. Father, I surrender my plans, my desires, and my time to You, let Your will be done in my life, and let my heart be fully aligned with Yours. Help me to embrace the process of You shaping me, refining me, and preparing me for greater things. Father, teach me to trust Your timing, to wait patiently, and to lean on Your wisdom rather than my own understanding. Father, remove distractions and influences that come to pull me away from Your plan. Let my life be a reflection of Your goodness, Mercy, Grace, Love and Power. Father, use me to impact lives, to serve others, and to spread Your love wherever I go. Thank You for choosing me, knowing me, for loving me, and for setting me apart. I trust You, I love You, and I will follow You all the days of my life. In the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…..
Love Minister Jean