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Jeremiah chapter 1 verses 4 and 5.

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,

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.

Oh there's so much in these verses in this opening chapter in Jeremiah, but I want you to see just a simple,

clear picture. Be reminded of this reality today and obviously God is speaking specifically to Jeremiah here about

God's work in Jeremiah's life, but there is a truth on display here that should blow us away.

God says to Jeremiah,

Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.

Meaning, I've known you, before there was a U to be known by anyone else before you were in the womb.

Before I even began to form you there, I knew you.

He knew you, who you are, what you would do.

Before you were born I consecrated you. The picture here is

God saying I set you apart, Jeremiah. Like that's a picture of God's grace and

God's mercy.

Jeremiah had done nothing to deserve that. He wasn't even there. And God had set him apart.

Before he was even born, before he'd breathed a breath in this world, God had set him apart.

And I just think, I just think about God's grace and God's mercy and God's power and God's glory on display here.

You just think about it.

And one the fact that God forms in the womb, that, oh, this is so overwhelming when you think about abortion.

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