Free Seeing Yourself Through God's Eyes by June Hunt Page B

loved.” How important is it to know a person by name? How do you feel when you think about God knowing you by name?

    • Psalm 139:13-16 makes it clear we are intimately known by God. What truths are expressed in these verses?

    Day 6: I A M B APTIZED WITH C HRIST

    • The apostle Paul said that Christians have been “baptized into Christ” (Romans 6:3). What does this phrase mean to you? (Note: The word baptize means to immerse. Hence the symbolism of total immersion in water baptism. The spiritual “baptism” that takes place at the moment of salvation is a work of the Holy Spirit placing you “in Christ.” You are totally and permanently identified with Him—immersed in Him. Being lowered or baptized into physical water is a symbol of being identified with the death and burial of Jesus. Being raised up out of the water is a symbol of being identified with the new resurrection life of Jesus.)

    • Read aloud one of the personalized verses related to baptism in Christ (see page 42 of the book).

    Day 7: I A M H IDDEN WITH C HRIST

    • In this day’s reading, we learn about Corrie ten Boom’s family providing a hiding place for the Jews who were being persecuted and put to death. Similarly, God has promised His children a “hiding place” (Psalm 32:7). What does this phrase mean to you?

    • The idea of God providing a hiding place for His children is more than just poetic language. What are some practical ways to find safety and shelter in the Lord?

Section 2

    Days 8-15
    God’s Plan for Me

    “‘Come now, let us reason together,’says the L ORD . ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool’”

    (I SAIAH 1:18).
     
    I n Luke 15:11-31, Jesus told the story of a rebellious son who demanded his inheritance before his father’s death. He was tired of living under his father’s roof, restricted by his rules. “Give me the share of property that is coming to me,” he said.
    The father did as his son asked. Soon the boy took all he had and left for a distant country. Naturally, that is not what the father wanted for his son. He understood the dangers and hardships awaiting him. As he watched the boy walk away, it would be reasonable to say the father’s own “plan” for his son’s life had not worked out too well.
    Sure enough, the son quickly squandered everything he had on reckless living. Then the new country in which he lived experienced a terrible famine. The only work the boy could find was feeding livestock. He was so destitute and so wretched he just wished to be fed along with the pigs he was feeding (to Jews, pigs were unclean animals, so this would have been a detestable act). He could sink no lower. The bright future his father no doubt planned for him was completely ruined.
    One day the rebel son came to his senses and realized his mistakes. He made up his mind to return home and ask for forgiveness…even if it meant living as a servant in a place where he had once enjoyed the full privileges of a son.
    The end of the story is well-known. When the father saw his son coming over the horizon, he was filled with joy and literally ran to meet him in the fields. Not only did the father place a fine robe on his son’s shoulders and a ring on his finger, he also ordered a huge feast in celebration. And he proudly proclaimed, “For this son of mine was…lost and is found” (Luke 15:24).
    Despite all that had happened, the father’s ultimate “plan” for his son—to love him unconditionally and forgive him freely when he returned—never wavered for an instant.
    God also has an unshakable plan for each of us: to lead us to repentance, redeem us from sin, reconcile us to Himself, and make us full-fledged sons and daughters in His house forever. When we rebel, His plan is the same. When we wander, His plan is the same. His heart rejoices when we approach Him. In our darkest hour, God’s perfect plan points