What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
“I’m beginning to get a glimpse of man’s worth,” wrote my good friendAndre Kempen. “God made us in his image and saved us to restore that image, by Christ, in us. God not only made us but saved us. We are twice his.”Psalm 8:4 God is omniscient. That means he knows all things about all things. There is nothing in all the universe that God does not know. He knows every neutron star out there, pulsating out its great energy every second. He knows the depths of every black hole at the center of every galaxy. And he knows and sees the origin of every minute photon as it is formed in the heart of the sun. He even knows the very number of hairs on your head.
Scripture tells us that God knew you before you were born. In fact, because of his omniscience, God knew you at the beginning of creation. You were created in his image: beautiful, holy and good. When you (and I) fell from God’s goodness because of sin, he had a plan to save you from sin’s consequence and reconcile you to his goodness. This he accomplished through the death and resurrection of his only begotten son, Jesus. If you confess Jesus as Lord and believe that he died and rose again you shall be saved. You are twice his – created in his image and reconciled to his image.
My friend Andre went on to write, “You are the pinnacle of God’s creation. Angels long to see what you see. Your worth is valued by the precious blood of Jesus. He laid down his life for you. Your worth is infinite. God made you and God saved you.”