FULLY KNOWN

“You shouldn’t be here right now. Someone up there was looking out for you,” the accident-recovery driver told my mum after he had pulled her car from the edge of the road—right next to a steep, rocky drop! Mum was pregnant with me at the time. As I grew up, she often told me the story of how God saved both our lives that day, and explained to me that God valued me even

before I was born.
None of us escape our omniscient (all-knowing) Creator’s attention. Over

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 deeply than any person ever could and is able to give our lives purpose and meaning unlike any other. He not only made us through His wisdom and power, He provides for every moment of our lives—including the details we often don’t even notice: from the beating of our hearts to the breaths we take. Reflecting on how our heavenly Father holds together every aspect of our lives, David said, “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. He is always worthy of our worship and praise. JB

What I’m thankful for . . .

You are amazing, God! Thank You for holding me up and getting me through every moment of the day!