10 Things You Must Know

Remembering Rich Mullins- 13 years ago today he went home to see his lifelong best friend- Jesus. 

Psalm 8: 4-5 (NIV)- What is man that you are mindful of him, 
the son of man that you care for him? 
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor. 

On August 8th, Pastor Matthew Hartsfield delivered a message at Van Dyke Church, the church that Marilyn, Will and I attend, entitled 10 Things You Must Know (if you have surrendered your soul to Jesus as Lord and Savior).  I have been using his points as a devotional guide ever since, and I thought some of my readers might be interested in doing the same.  All of his points came from the scriptures (in parentheses) and were designed to remind us, just as the words from Psalm 8 remind us, that we are glorious creations of God.  Despite our sins, our faults and our flaws, we are children of the living God- and that is something to celebrate!  Because "God don't make no junk..."   

So check out the scriptures and keep this list handy.  Check it out anytime you feel like a loser or a failure.  It's the ultimate self-esteem booster.  The Creator of the universe- the all-powerful Yahweh- is also your Abba (daddy) who loves you and knows your name.  How awesome is that?

1.  You are handcrafted (Psalm 139:13-15)

2.  You are valuable (Luke 12:6,7)

3.  You are loved (John 3:16)

4.  You are rescued (Romans 5:6-11)

5.  You are privileged (Romans 5:1,2)

6.  You are powerful (Ephesians 1:19-23)

7.  You are invincible (2 Corinthians 4:7-10)

8.  You are fearless (Romans 8:15,16)

9.  You are unbeatable (Romans 8:31-34)

10.  You are a winner (Romans 8:35-39)

Thank you, Matthew, for sharing these words of encouragement.  May God continue to use them when the darkness of this world closes in on us and labels us worthless.

Because of Jesus,