Day 13

To fulfill His purposes for you, God will pursue you by His Grace no matter where you are..
Jesus used the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin to teach that God pursues us..
Jesus wanted us to understand the heart of God and that He knows each person intimately (Psalm 139)..
Jesus’ mission on earth was to “seek and to save that which is lost”..
God pursues us because we are important to Him, being created in His image..
God’s passionate pursuit of us involved sending His beloved Son Jesus to die in our place..
Because we could not reach Him through our own efforts, He reached down to us. He pursues us even when we are obstinate (stubborn)..
There is no greater honor in the universe than being the objects of the Lord God Almighty’s pursuit..
Lord, You know everything there is to know about me.
You perceive every movement of my heart and soul,
and You understand my every thought before it even enters my mind.
You are so intimately aware of me, Lord.
You read my heart like an open book
and You know all the words I’m about to speak
before I even start a sentence!
You know every step I will take before my journey even begins.
You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way,
and in kindness You follow behind me
to spare me from the harm of my past.
You have laid Your hand on me!
This is just too wonderful, deep, and incomprehensible!
Your understanding of me brings me wonder and strength.
Where could I go from Your Spirit?
Where could I run and hide from Your face?
You formed my innermost being, shaping my delicate inside
and my intricate outside,
and wove them all together in my mother’s womb.
I thank You, God, for making me so mysteriously complex!
Everything You do is marvelously breathtaking.
It simply amazes me to think about it!
How thoroughly You know me, Lord!
You even formed every bone in my body
when You created me in the secret place;
carefully, skillfully You shaped me from nothing to something.
You saw who You created me to be before I became me!
Every single moment You are thinking of me!
How precious and wonderful to consider
that You cherish me constantly in Your every thought!
O God, Your desires toward me are more
than the grains of sand on every shore!
When I awake each morning, You’re still with me.
(Psalm 139:1-7, 13-16, 17-18)
“Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as His own inheritance. Before we were even born, He gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in His heart.,….”(Ephesians 1:11‬)