Thought for Friday, February 22nd

February 22, 2013

Spiritual Self Esteem

Do you ever stop to ponder, if you see what God sees, when He looks at you?

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.  For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.  If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.  If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.  For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.  Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.  How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!  If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

Psalms 139:1-18

“O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us

To see ourselves as others [and God] see us!”

-       Robert Burns

Often, what we see in ourselves is very far removed from what God sees: whether it be good or bad.   But when it comes to our worth and our value to God we must remember that we are precious enough to Him that He was willing to send His most beloved and only son to die in our place that we might have a relationship and life with Him.

You bore us on wings as eagles

And brought us to Yourself

You have made us a holy temple

A place where Your glory dwells

By Your word you have called us

And made us Your very own.

We are Your treasure

The apple of Your eye

We will always be Your treasure

Precious in Your sight

Created for Your pleasure

We are Your treasure.

-       Joey Holder (lyrics from ‘We Are Your Treasure’)

Even though, we are not much more then wretched sinners: we are priceless treasures to our Creator.

Today’s Prayer

Father, help me to always remember the value of my life is not what I see, or what others see: but rather what you see.