Isaiah 43:1
But now this is what the Lord says,
the one who created you, Jacob,
the one who formed you, Israel:
“Do not be afraid, because I’ve redeemed you.
I’ve called you by name;
you are mine.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and
not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
None of us are perfect.
No one always says or does the right thing, even if they would like to.
We are imperfect human beings. There will always be something, a flaw,
but God sees beyond:
1 Samuel 16:7 "People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
People can make you feel judged, it's not nice but... your Creator has the final say.
In the Bible it says that we were created in a wonderful way:
Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Have you ever heard, in the middle of the night or when you were alone in the silence,
your name being said? But no one physically called you?
It is God who calls you by name.
It is written, in the verse quoted at the beginning:
Isaiah 43:1 "I have summoned you by name; you are Mine."
Why did He call you? To remind you that He loves you, that you are not alone:
God is with you. He loves you very much.
It happened to me to hear it and feeling reassured, even if I didn't understand why it called me. Before my partner and I got together, one time I felt I had to ask him and it was the Holy Spirit because before that time I hadn't told anyone. I asked him if he happened to hear his name during the night and he replied, surprised, yes. It is the Lord who calls you.
It has happened to me, and still happens in the present, to be judged by friends (even though I know they wish they didn't) and by acquaintances because of decisions or opinions which they don't support. It hurts, it's not nice.
But I felt that God, instead of pointing the finger at me with those accusations, reminded me that I am loved, that I am worthy and that I have value in His eyes and the same goes for you. 💖
Isaiah 43:4
Since you’re precious in My sight
and honored, and because I love you,
I’m giving up people in your place, [in fact Jesus died on the cross for us]
and nations in exchange for your life.”
You are Beautiful. You are Handsome. God knew you before you came into the world:
He desired you, He has thought of you and He will help you.
Jeremiah 1:5
“I knew you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart for me before you were born;
I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
Isaiah 46:3-4
“Listen to me, house of Jacob,
and all you remnant of the house of Israel,
who have been upheld from before your birth,
and who have been carried from the womb.
Even until your old age, I am the one,
and I’ll carry you even until your gray hairs come.
It is I who have created, and I who will carry,
and it is I who will bear and save [you].
Clean yourself from the dust of other people's judgment because...
Romans 8:31 "If God is for us, who can be against us?"
God bless you and remind you that you are loved today. In the name of Jesus, amen!
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