Have you ever thought about where you come from? Have you thought about why you came to be? Have you considered who you belong to? Or do you think you belong to no one? Do you know who God is? Do you claim him as your Lord? Do you know that you are his?
We all have different backgrounds. We may look like either of our parents. Our personality may be similar to either of them. We may have talents that favor one parent or the other. But in the end, we all come from God. He is the Creator of all things, which includes each of us.
The Psalmist tells us God made us and we belong to him. Just like a good shepherd who cares for his sheep, God cares for us. He provides for us, protects us, and loves us more than we can fathom. Our response to God’s unending love is to proclaim him as Lord and to praise his name. We should love him as he loves us, even though we can never love as much as he does.
Knowing that God is our Lord and proclaiming his as such is the beginning of our surrendering to him. It also acknowledges him as Creator and our relationship to him. Our surrender indicates that we trust him. God acknowledges our surrender to and praise of him by blessing us in ways we cannot imagine.
I pray we all know that God is our Creator. I pray we know that God loves and cares for us. I pray each one of us will surrender to God and praise him for who he is and his many blessings. God is your Creator. God loves you. God cares for you. Surrender to God. Praise God. Thank God for his blessings.
Psalm 100:3
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Marty Pressey 