I know you!!

Reading: Isaiah 44-45 and Acts 2

Scripture: Isaiah 45:4, For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.

Thoughts: Today, this passage resonated with me like Jeremiah 1:5, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” The idea that an all-powerful God knows me, formed me, and named me even when I didn’t want anything to do with him. Isaiah was talking about Cyrus the leader of a nation before he was born. Cyrus was a leader who was pivotal in restoring Jerusalem and the Temple after Babylon took Israel out of the promised land. If God can call out an unbeliever and use them to bring back his temple, how much more can we do if we are seeking God’s will?

Prayer: Lord God, ruler of all creation, maker of all things, I thank you that you allow us to be a part of your plan. I thank you for my family. I thank you for the blessings you pour out on us. I ask that you help me to steward them well. Help me to be the light you need me to be. Open my eyes to the next steps you have for me that I can continue to walk in your ways. Lead me and guide me, help me to overcome the anger, and hurt in my life that I can be a kind loving father and emulate you.