Daily Devo

Before You Were Born

By: Wendy Sanders

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:13-16

In our current culture, everyone wants to be seen, heard, and acknowledged. Social media pressures us to share and comment on everything, to like and unlike, to subscribe and unsubscribe. If we don't like or agree with what someone says, we are encouraged to block them. The possibilities are endless... But most of it is done seeking the approval of others or to find self-worth.

But God says we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and He loved and accepted us before we were formed. But when sin entered the world, Satan started telling us we need to prove ourselves worthy and significant. He tries to convince us if we don't, we'll be viewed by God and others as inferior. Satan's lies are so far from God's truth.

The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. Jeremiah 31:3

God was reminding the Israelites that regardless of their past, regardless of what they had done, He loved them with an everlasting love. The same thing is true for us! Our value isn't held by others; it's owned by God. He values us so much that: “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

When we grasp God's Word tightly, we'll understand our value isn't found in people's comments, likes, or unlikes. Our worth is based on who we are in Christ! When we asked Christ to be our Lord and Savior we became God's precious children.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 12:12-13

I pray that you realize how much God values you, loves you, and adores you. He chose you despite your past, despite your faults, and His opinion is the only one that matters. God loved you before you were born, and you can't increase it because He loves you completely and unconditionally!