YOURE SPECIAL There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal, wrote C. S. Lewis. Its true - each one of us is a special creation of God. Believe it or not - no one else is just like you. Your physical appearance, your voice and personality traits - your habits, intelligence, personal tastes - all of these make you one of a kind. Even your fingerprints distinguish you from every other human being - past, present or future. You are not the product of some cosmic assembly line; you are unique. But the most important facet of your identity is that God created you in His own image. He made you so you could share in His creation, could love and laugh and know Him person to person. You are special indeed! The Bible reveals Gods total interest in you as an individual. The psalmist wrote in one of his most beautiful prayers, I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. God knew you even before you were born. Then, and now, He has plans just for you, plans conceived in love. As we appreciate Gods constant concern for us, we really begin to grasp the awfulness of sin. He loves you and me so much; yet how often we go our own way, turning our backs on Him. Gods designs for our lives are then blocked; His mercies do not come to the unwilling. But even here we are precious to God, for He continues to love us even when we pay Him no mind. He still sees us as individuals with great value. No wonder the psalmist declared, How precious are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! if I should count them, they are more in number than the sand. God is not an unfeeling, cold-hearted monarch of the heavens. He feels our pains; He shares our sorrows. He cares, and He considers each one of us important enough to love. In fact, He loves us so much that He gave His only Son to die for our sins. Herein is love, the Bible says, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation (full payment) for our sins. Because you and I are special to God, He wants to forgive us and give us a full, meaningful life. When we trust in Jesus Christ and let Him put our lives together, the Bible says that we become Gods masterpieces, created in Christ Jesus. Can anyone be more special than that? Yes, you are valuable to God! If you have never trusted Jesus Christ for your salvation, you can pray something like this today: Lord, thank You for sending Jesus Christ to die for my sins and rise from the dead so that I can know Your forgiveness and live with You forever. Right now I ask Him to be my Savior so that I can live as the special creation that You intended me to be. Text Prepared by Ted Griffin from 1982 Good News Publishers / a nonprofit corporation, 1300 Crescent Street / Wheaton, Illinois 60187 Bible References: Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139:14; Psalm 139:17, 18; 1 John 4:10; Ephesians 2:10; John 1:12 1982 Good News Publishers Printed in the U.S.A. Carolyns Note 6/30/2014 9:30 a.m. Monday morning : There is a beautiful sonia colored rose bud on the front of this pamphlet and I do love roses. My sister-in-law, Donna Kephart, encloses these types of Christian tracts with her & her husbands cards whether it be a New Years Day card, Valentines Day, Easter, your very special birthday (arent they all special especially as we get older...sounds negative...more experienced with life is better sounding me thinks), Mothers Day (pets count), wedding anniversary, Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas... I think I even got a Groundhogs Day card one year which cracked me up... but this Youre Special brochure has been read and reread by me so many times since 1982...sometimes when a little down for no particular reason, Id read this and it always lifted my spirits. I hope and pray if you are reading this that you experience the same blessing. With love, friendship, prayers for a happy, healthy, joyful life.... Your Friend in Christ, Carolyn xoxoxo God Bless You and try to have a Great Day Today!!!!
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:37:09 +0000
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