“I Am With
You And Will Rescue You”
The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the
priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. The
word of the Lord came to him in
the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and
through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth
month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the
people of Jerusalem went into exile.
The word of the Lord
came to me, saying, “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.”
“Alas, Sovereign Lord,”
I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
But the Lord
said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you
to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you
and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 1:1-8
“You
shouldn’t be here right now. Someone up there was looking out for you,” the tow
truck driver told my mother after he had pulled her car from the edge of a
steep mountain ravine and studied the tire tracks leading up to the wreck. Mom
was pregnant with me at the time. As I grew, she often recounted the story of
how God saved both our lives that day, and she assured me that God valued me
even before I was born.
None
of us escape our omniscient (all-knowing) Creator’s notice. More
than 2,500 years ago He told the prophet Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in
the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5).
God knows us more intimately than any person ever could and is able to
give our lives purpose and meaning unlike any other. He not only formed us
through His wisdom and power, but He also sustains every moment of our
existence—including the personal details that occur every moment without
our awareness: from the beating of our hearts to the intricate functioning of
our brains. Reflecting on how our heavenly Father holds together every aspect
of our existence, David exclaimed, “How precious to me are your thoughts, God!”
(Psalm 139:17).
God
is closer to us than our last breath. He made us, knows us, and loves us, and
He’s ever worthy of our worship and praise.
For what aspect of God’s care would you like
to praise Him this moment? How can you encourage someone with the thought that
He cares for them today?
You’re amazing, God! Thank You for holding me up and
getting me through every moment of the day.
Our Daily Bread – March 3, 2020