He Made Me, He Loves Me - Ben & Noelle Kilgore

One of my favorite children's books is a Max Lucado book called "You Are Special." It's a book about wooden people (Wemmicks), who give each other stickers - dots for bad things and stars for good things. There's one Wemmick named Punchinello, who has a LOT of dots. And he sees a wemmick named Lucia who has no dots, and no stars. He asks how she got that way and she says it is because she goes and sees Eli, the woodcarver, every day. Curious, Punchinello follows Lucia's advice and goes to the woodcarver's hut. One of the last things Eli tells Punchinello during that visit is "Remember, I made you, and I don't make mistakes."

It's an obvious connection to our own lives, and our need to sit with our Maker each day. We need to sit in His truth, hear His voice, and be reminded of what he says over us: "I made you, I love you, and I don't make mistakes." It's easy to get distracted by what others think of us. To feel good when people praise us, and to feel trashed when we do something wrong. To find our identity in who others say we are. My daily prayer needs to be "God, help me see myself how you see me, as your creation, confident in who YOU have made me to be."


When it seems as if He’s hiding
I will wait with hope in Him
And even if He’s silent
I’ll wait, I’ll wait on Him

And though my heart is lonely
And longing for Your home
If Jesus is my portion
Forever I will know

He made me, He loves me
He knows all my story
I shall look upon His face by and by

Let not my heart be troubled
‘Cause He’s faithful and He’s true

Do not tell me
That wrapped in His glory
He hears not my voice when I cry

Return to me and hear my cry
Return to me and hear my cry
Return to me and hear my cry
Return to me and hear my cry