Psalm 139:1-4. NKJV
You may ask, why would God want to speak and spend time with me? Well, let's address that right now. The reason is, He loves you so much that He can't help Himself. He just wants more of you each and everyday.
You may say, 'What me, why is that?' The thing is, you really must begin to see yourself the way God does. Because of Jesus, your sin has been washed away and He sees no stain upon you. You can have a pauper-like attitude and image of yourself quite often, but it is vitally important that you lose this bad image and see yourself the way God does.
Let's be honest, we all try and hide the 'real us' away from people. We want them to only see the 'nice side' of us. We may fool others - for a time, but we can't fool God. He sees all; He sees us as transparent. He knows everything - yes everything - about us, but loves us anyway. God knows our weaknesses, He knows our sinful desires and our transgressions are never hidden from Him. He also knows our innermost thoughts before we even think them. He knows what has happened in the past. He knows the hurts we have undergone. He also knows our fears and frustrations. And yet, despite all of this, He longs to have intimacy with us.
Imagine if you will, an old garden plant pot, broken, dirty and totally unusable. To the world it is useless and just requires throwing away. You may feel a little like this - broken - dirty and unwanted; but because you have asked Him, Jesus feels at home there - in your heart. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:19). He has permanently accepted you, even with your undesirable baggage.
Copyright 2020 Grahame Howard
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