'...You are Mine.' Isaiah 43:1 NKJV
Do you remember the hit song by Dean Martin, You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You? I know for some you are saying Dean who? I was watching the Super bowl halftime show and I kept asking the same question, who's that? If you have ever heard the song you know that the lyrics show up our deepest concern in life.
We want our lives to matter, to mean something. Our deepest fear is of coming and going—and nobody knowing!
We strive with our lack of education, our spot on the financial totem pole, and our looks. That’s why it bothers us when a friend forgets to call, or a teacher forgets our name, or a colleague takes credit for something we have done. We crave attention, drop the names of important people in conversations, and put flashy hubcaps on our cars. Fashion publicists tell us, ‘You’ll be somebody if you wear our jeans.’ So we go out and spend half our wages on a pair of designer jeans. But then—horror of horrors—the style changes from tight to baggy, faded to black, and we’re left wearing yesterday’s jeans, feeling like yesterday’s news.
Simply stated: you can’t gain significance from the outside. It’s an inside job. Your sense of significance must come from Someone you trust, Someone you know will never change, Someone who knows the worst about you and yet remains committed to maturing you. And that Someone is God. He keeps His promises to Israel and He’ll keep His promises to you. ‘Thus says the Lord, who created you…who formed you…Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned…For I am the Lord your God…you [are] precious in My sight.’ (Isaiah 43:1–4 NKJV)
You are Loved!
Do you remember the hit song by Dean Martin, You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You? I know for some you are saying Dean who? I was watching the Super bowl halftime show and I kept asking the same question, who's that? If you have ever heard the song you know that the lyrics show up our deepest concern in life.
We want our lives to matter, to mean something. Our deepest fear is of coming and going—and nobody knowing!
We strive with our lack of education, our spot on the financial totem pole, and our looks. That’s why it bothers us when a friend forgets to call, or a teacher forgets our name, or a colleague takes credit for something we have done. We crave attention, drop the names of important people in conversations, and put flashy hubcaps on our cars. Fashion publicists tell us, ‘You’ll be somebody if you wear our jeans.’ So we go out and spend half our wages on a pair of designer jeans. But then—horror of horrors—the style changes from tight to baggy, faded to black, and we’re left wearing yesterday’s jeans, feeling like yesterday’s news.
Simply stated: you can’t gain significance from the outside. It’s an inside job. Your sense of significance must come from Someone you trust, Someone you know will never change, Someone who knows the worst about you and yet remains committed to maturing you. And that Someone is God. He keeps His promises to Israel and He’ll keep His promises to you. ‘Thus says the Lord, who created you…who formed you…Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned…For I am the Lord your God…you [are] precious in My sight.’ (Isaiah 43:1–4 NKJV)
You are Loved!
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