Sometimes, when something is so obvious and so basic, we often will not give much attention to it and lose sight of its place in our lives. However, it is often those things that are the most obvious and the most basic that we need to be reminded of on a regular basis, in order to help us stay focused on what is truly important.
On the wall in the children’s Bible classroom was a small laminated poster with the image of two little hands and the words in bold print across the top: “GOD MADE YOU!” Boys and girls need to be reminded of this great truth over and over, but they’re not the only ones. Grown-up boys and girls (i.e., men and women) need to be reminded of this great truth over and over! GOD MADE YOU!
God made you, which means that He loves you! Psalm 100 beautifully reminds us, “It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves” (v. 3). As such, you are a special object of His love and affection. Read 1 John 4—“Love is of God…God is love…He loved us…God so loved us…His love has been perfected in us…we have known and believed the love that God has for us…He first loved us” (4:7-19). God loves you!
God made you, which means that He wants the best for you! Earthly fathers want what is best for their children, but that pales in comparison to God’s care for us. “If you then…know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matt. 7:11). God wants the best for you!
God made you, which means that He has plans for you! Jesus affirmed, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). The Lord wants you to have an abundant life in His Son on this earth and then to enjoy eternal life in the home He has prepared for you in heaven (1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9; 2 Cor. 5:1-8). God has special plans for you!
God made you, which means that you have a wonderful purpose! You have the greatest purpose that could ever be assigned—to bring glory to God! Almost three millennia ago, God spoke of His people, “Whom I have created for My glory” (Isa. 43:7). Therefore, Christians are instructed, “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31). Think about the all-inclusive scope of that statement—“whatever you do.” There is nothing in your life that is not encompassed in that! God has a purpose for you!
God made you! What an awesome thought! It’s not just something that little kids need to learn. It’s a blessed truth that must be ever before our hearts—we have been made by God and in the image of God! May our lives glorify Him!