You are God's Best

Text: Psa. 139:13-18
MORE LESSONS: Eccl. 3:14
Bible Reading in one Year: Galatians 4-6

Every man is created in God's image and therefore special to Him. God has a purpose in mind for every single person He creates. Parents may think they make a mistake in giving birth to a particular child but the Almighty God doesn't make mistakes. You are God's masterpiece and are beautifully, wonderfully and purposefully made.

This fact should make everyone to appreciate himself/herself and be confident. Inferiority complex is a psychological condition whereby a person always belittles himself and feels inadequate in comparison to others. The person does not feel good enough and thus is over sensitive to other people's words, actions and gestures. It mostly has its roots in the hurts, negative words and abuses a child suffers in childhood and manifests into adulthood if not addressed on time. This is the reason no child should be put down, insulted or abused.

Inferiority complex could also be due to limitations in the form of physical appearance, social and financial status, non achievement, cultural differences, emotional responses, lack of certain skills and ability .. . . Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him: Acts 10:34-35. All the things that men look at to judge one as superior to another don't count with God. All that fear God and work righteousness are acceptable to Him. You are acceptable to God as long as you have given your life to Jesus Christ; He is your Father and He loves you so dearly. Your basis of self-worth is the fact that God accepts you as you are.

Do not try to be like someone else for then you neglect your purpose thinking that you are inferior to another man. A child of God who is a carpenter is not inferior to another who is a medical doctor.

The carpenter should trust God to be the best and most successful in his work as the medical doctor also presses on to be the best in his field so that Jesus is glorified in both. The man on the pulpit is not superior to the usher standing and maintaining order in the service; each should give God his best, For I say, ... to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another: Rom 12:3-5. Whatever is your status or work; I want you to know that you are God's best and are specially made for your unique purpose by Him.

Prayer/Action
* Take a worship position and say to God, “Thank You for me”.
* Thank God for His purpose in you and for you.
* Ask Him to help you fulfil His purpose for your life from now on.