Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

I talked about reputation yesterday. How many people actually have an opinion about me? My circle of influence is pretty small. I don’t make that much of an impression on the world. Why should anyone think about me?

Then it struck me, God thinks about me. Unlike our human perspective, He does not hold an opinion, He is Truth and truth is not an opinion. That is hard to grasp from the human perspective. The God of the universe, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, thinks about me.

I wonder sometimes exactly how much of what God thinks about me is played out in my life. In Jeremiah He declares thoughts of peace and not evil. It is His thoughts that generate a specific will which is carried out, because God’s will be done. Not from a perspective of obedience of faith but simply because God thinks about me.

When I was in rebellion, I didn’t care what anyone thought about me. When I came to Christ I cared what my God thought about me. It was as if His opinion was the only one that mattered. Coming to the realization that God does not have an opinion was an eye opener.

He knows my every thought, even before I think them. His thoughts towards me are instrumental in relationship with Him as it affects my opinion of myself. That is the primary concern He has, that I should have a healthy, productive, and secure conscience.

Being holy secures a clean conscience.

1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.