Word Power
# 9. God’s Thoughts
We talked about the importance of thinking good thoughts,
and thinking thoughts that line up with the Word of God.
God’s Words are His thoughts expressed in words. The Bible
has much to say about God’s thoughts.
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “I know the thoughts I think toward
you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace (good) and not of
evil, to give you a future and a hope.” The NIV says it
this way, “I know the plans I have for you, plans to
prosper you and not harm you.” He goes on to say in verses
12-13, “Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me,
and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and and find
Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
The Lord thinks good thoughts about us! And did you catch
the part about Him listening to us? He’s a good listener
(# 7.
Hearing Words). Along that
line, let me also mention 1 John 5:14-15, “Now this is the
confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything
according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He
hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we have asked of Him.” And do you know why?
Because the Lord thinks good thoughts about us! He plans to
prosper us, give us a future, and give us hope!
Isaiah 55:8 tells us, “My thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher
than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” If you
think about it, how awesome is that! He doesn’t think like
we do! He thinks thoughts of good and not evil. His
thoughts toward us are thoughts of peace and good. He
thinks good thoughts of us. And we can know what those
thoughts are! All we have to do is ask Him.
When we are born-again, God sends us the Holy Spirit,
sometimes called the Counselor, or the Helper, to teach us
all things, and remind us of everything Jesus said to us.
(John 14: 16-26; 17:20-24) Peter also tells us that “God’s
divine power has given us everything (in His
Word) that we need
for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who
called us by His own glory and goodness.” (2 Peter 1:3-4)
There are other scriptures that talk about us knowing the
mysteries of the Kingdom of God. Look for them! God wants
us to know Him, to know the mysteries of the Kingdom, and
to know who we are in Him.
God’s good thoughts about us are too numerous to list all
of them. But I must talk about His thoughts toward us that
are written in Psalm 139. I will paraphrase some of them,
but I encourage you to read it for yourself. First of all,
He created us, in our innermost being. His eyes saw our
unformed bodies before we were born. And all the days
ordained for us were written in His Book of Life before we
ever came into being. He knit us together in our mother’s
wombs. He made us in the secret place, and we were woven
together in the depths of the earth. He knows us, every
part of us, and is familiar with all our ways. He knows the
words we are going to speak before we speak them. He
protects us with His divine hand. There is no place we can
go on this earth, or even into outer space, that He won’t
be there with us at all times. He shines His light into our
darkness. His thoughts towards us are so precious and vast
that they would outnumber all the grains of sand. He loves
us! We are the beloved of God. That’s who we are!
Think about it! He thought
us
first…He saw us in His mind’s eye! With His thoughts, His
Words, we were created! And remember, we were created in
His image! (Genesis 1:26, 27) How wonderful it is that we
are that important to God. When we are tempted to think
wrong thoughts about ourselves, or each other, let’s think
about how God sees us. We are all His precious, beloved
creation. Also, let’s remember: the thoughts that we think,
if spoken and acted upon, can create what we are thinking
and seeing in our mind’s eye. If we think good thoughts,
they can create good things in our lives. And, if we think
God’s thoughts (those found in the Bible), He also goes to
work to uphold and perform His Word in our lives. (Hebrews
1:3; Isaiah 55:11)