“but God shows his love for us in that
while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
It seems, that
in the modern world, one’s life is forever put on display. From Facebook post to the forever present
cellphone, a person is never really disconnected. One would think since everyone knows more
about each other’s lives that this means people know each other better. However, do people really know each
other? If one close to you was asked the
question, who is she or who is he, what would be their response? Would it be, oh, he is funny or she is
kind. Would this person use words like
refined and sophisticated or down-to-earth and pragmatic? How well would others portray you and would
they really ‘know’ the true you?
From the first
verse in Genesis to the last verse of Revelations, one is introduced to an
immeasurable God who is intimately familiar with each of us, His created
beings. In the pages of the Bible. God
makes Himself known and each word used is an expression of His love. The totality of Scripture portrays an amazing
God who values His creation. This God,
the one describe in the pages of the Bible, the Great I Am, the Creator God,
the God that exists whether or not mankind acknowledges this existence… this
infinite God, He who is eternal and self-existent, the one who is greater that
mankind’s finite mind can understand… this God find each of us valuable. Scripture clearly declares that God knows
each one intimately. He is familiar with
theirs ways and is personally involved in each of life. The Psalmist, in the one-hundred and
thirty-ninth Psalms states, “O Lord, you have examined my heart and know
everything about me. You know my every thought when far away. You know what I’m
going to say even before I say it. I can never escape from your Spirit. I can
never get away from your presence…You made all the delicate inner parts of my
body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully
complex. Your workmanship is marvelous ....”
So, in a world
where we are forever on display, yet we are increasingly hidden… it is my
prayer that each person will encounter and come to know the one who truly
‘knows’ each of us and who truly ‘loves’ us anyway.