God treasures you as well. He is so emotionally connected to you, that whatever happens to you, impacts Him personally, emotionally causing Him to react. Whether it is joy or sorrow, He is so connected to you that you will see Him move.
Sometimes we think God feels very distant, but in fact, He is truly up close and personal. That is the way He intended things to be with His creation.
Read about it in Genesis 1 or click to view http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NIV (Click Back Arrow on Web Browser to return)
This text says that He made you in His image. You and I can never be God. We could never take His place. Many will try and fail. The word "image" means shadow, resemblance or likeness. We were made to be very close in likeness to Him. He did it for the purpose of relationship. He did it so that we can have an up close and personal relationship with Him. To be able to understand Him and be confounded by Him all at the same time.
He is emotionally connected to you. He cares for you. He is working in your life in ways you will not know immdiately but will come to understand eventually. He knows your name and calls you out. He knows what you need and when you need it. He is emotionally connected to you.
This new year, let us remember how God feels about us. That connection is not just between you and Him, it is a connection He wants you to feel in the family of God, in your local church. We'll talk more about that this week.
As you close: Thank God for making you in His image. To bear a resemblance to Him in many ways. Thank Him for being there for you even at times He seems distant.
God Bless!
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