July 5

Psalm 139:16 shares an amazing insight into God’s perception of the people who are the bright gem in the crown of His creation. It says, “Your eyes saw my unformed substance and in Your book all my days were written before ever they took shape.”

Before you were born, before your were conceived, God knew you and had a perfect plan for your life. His knowledge of you encompasses far more than your hair and eye and skin color, more than the height you would attain or even the successes you would achieve.

In an ultimate sense, God has known who you would be in the inner man and He sent His beloved, only begotten Son Jesus to assure that you would have the opportunity for so much more than mere worldly substance and achievement. It is stated in the Word of God that it is God’s will for all men to be saved (I Timothy 2:3, 4).

He who sees and knows your heart desires that you surrender your heart to the One who endured your punishment for every sin you ever committed so you may receive in exchange for the wage of sin which is death, the unspeakable Gift of salvation that Jesus in His love has purchased for you. May He look into your heart and see Himself dwelling there.