A HUMAN BEING IS NOTHING WITHOUT GOD MAKING HIM SOMETHING
“Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, ‘Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?’” (2 Samuel 7:18)
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
“But now, this is what the Lord says He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.’” (Isaiah 43:1)
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you. See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.” (Isaiah 49:15–16)
“Your eyes saw me even before I was born; You wrote every detail in Your book; You planned all my days before any of them came to be.” (Psalm 139:16)
“I have depended on You since birth; You brought me forth from my mother’s womb; I will praise You continually.” (Psalm 71:6)
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful; this my soul knows very well.” (Psalm 139:14)
“What is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him? You made him a little lower than God and crowned him with glory and honor.” (Psalm 8:4–5)
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” (Psalm 103:1–2)
Amen.