Do you belong?
To whom do you belong? To your wife, your husband, your job? We all crave a sense of belonging, knowing that we fit somewhere, feeling a part of something. This is such a powerful need. Children without this need met at home find themselves entering dangerous and unhealthy releationships that affect them for the rest of their lives. Question phrases like “Who loves you?” and Who’s your daddy?” are in common usage in our culture. Why is that?
He said, “Surely they are my people”
“Surely they are my people” I love the quotation marks. I feel a special attachment to the direct spoken Word of my Father. Words that the writer recorded just as He said them, not in their own words. Are these words that are so important that the Father needed to ensure that they came through clearly?
You are His! You belong. You personally belong to the King of the Universe Who made a point of including you. The New Living Translation says,
“They are my very own people”
Your Father is possessive of you. He wants you to know that you don’t need to search for it, you fit somewhere, you fit with Him!
I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses. He said, “Surely they are my people, sons who will not be false to me”; and so he became their Savior. In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Isaiah 63:7-9 NIV
You have a place! You belong!