Fetal Prayers Answered

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." (Jeremiah 1:5)

Before I was born my mother dedicated me to God. It seems I was a bit late in coming. In her anxiety and faith, she made a covenant with God. “If this child is born healthy and soon, Lord, I dedicate him to Your service.” Soon thereafter I was born in good health. When I was 5 years old I had a strong desire to become a missionary to Africa. When I was 45 years old I accepted a call to serve as a pastor to a church with a number of African families. Some of the African families are from Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and Ghana, among others. So was my mother’s prayer answered and I fulfilled God’s call on my life.

God has a purpose for your life. You may fulfill God’s call in any number of ways. You could be the best insurance salesman you can be. You could be the best soldier you can be. You could be the best race car driver you can be. 

God knows you better than anyone else could and loves you more than anyone else would. Take God’s love into your heart today. Manifest God’s will in your life today. 

Questions
1) How can you better live into God’s call on your life?

2) In what ways will you affirm to yourself that God knew you before you were born?

3) How will you be more aware of God’s eternal love for you today?

Prayer

Loving God, your power is amazing and your love is astounding. Thank you for calling me into your service before I was born. You knew me before I was born. You look at me even now and you like what You see. Thank you for seeing my potential and accepting my reality. Help me to get from where I am now to where you want me to be. Thank you for the ways I will experience spiritual growth today. Amen.