Introduction

  • We may think less of ourselves and lower our expectations of ourselves.
  • God think about us differently than we think of ourselves.
  • Psalms 40:5
  • Jeremiah 29:10-13
  • God has plans for us also!

In God’s eyes we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

  • Life should leave us awestruck!
  • Ecclesiastes 11:5
    • At 3 weeks
      • The heart begins beating
    • At 6 weeks
      • The heart and its four chambers are fully formed.
      • The first brain waves are detected.
    • At 7 weeks
      • Hands, feet, arms, legs, and all major organs are detectable.
    • At 8 weeks
      • Most major body systems are in place.
      • The brain is highly complex.
      • Right or left hand dominance is detectable.
  • Psalms 139:13-18
  • Jeremiah 1:5 - God knows us before we are born!
  • We are all special!

In God’s eyes we are of great value.

  • We should see our own value based on how God sees us.
  • Luke 12:6-7
  • John 3:16 - This is our value!
  • We must stop thinking we are of less value than the value that God places on us.

In God’s eyes we are new creatures.

  • New creatures through Christ.
    • I Corinthians 5:17-19; John 3:3-6
    • If you’ve changed from a caterpillar to a butterfly, why would you go back to acting like a caterpillar?
  • No longer the former man
    • I Timothy 1:12-16; Philippians 3:4-12, 20-21

In God’s eyes, we are more than conquerors.

  • Romans 8:35-39
  • Royalty - I Peter 2:9-10
  • His workmanship - Ephesians 2:10

Poem: “The Mirror”