Daily devotion

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—how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
    as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
    Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
    before a single day had passed.

Psalm 139: 13-16 NLT

That first moment— when in the hidden place that only the Lord could see—He brought life to you, He said “Yes” to who you were and all that you could be by His grace. The Lord has been a Father to you even before your earthly father saw a glimpse of his own likeness upon your face. Even before you knew your mother’s touch, the Lord lovingly put His arms around you and held you close to His heart. He has cared for you as no one ever could. He has known you with perfect knowledge, watched over you with perfect faithfulness, and guided you with perfect wisdom. He has loved you as His own and drawn you to Himself with cords of everlasting love. 