Made, Chosen, and Adopted by GOD!

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth..." (Genesis 1:1) This is such a familiar verse that people often brush over it without a second thought. Tonight, as I was reading my Bible, I stopped right there and thought about it. God created the heavens and the earth. God created this earth. He chose to make this place where we reside. He was not lonely, He did not need us for any reason, but He chose to make us...for His own glory! This is an amazing thought to me!

Taking it a step farther, He chose to make me! I often fall back into the thought that I just exist, or that God created me because He had to, like He set up an assembly line of creations and I just happened to be on it - almost like I was a mistake. Then I realize the wrongness of this thinking. The fact that I exist on this earth is evidence that He desired to make me, exactly as I am! And, as if this was not amazing enough, He didn't just make me and leave me on the earth. He guides my every step and ordained my whole life! He didn't just leave me as His creation (an honor which is enough to call for a lifetime of worship), but saved me and chose to call me His daughter!

I have been created. I have been saved. I have been chosen. I have been adopted. I am loved!

Are there words to express the wonder of these truths?! When the world seeks to tell us that we're not good enough, these truths should be enough to shut off that voice! The world may hate us, but we have been chosen by the King!! Who cares about the rest?