The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there (Ps. 87:6).
Read the two verses preceding: "I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her."
It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who said, "We are omnibuses in which our ancestors ride." So God takes note of our environment and our inheritance. He knows all about us. God knows all about our bloodstream, and our thought stream, too, and He makes allowance for all these things. That's why the Scripture declares that He is no respecter of persons. God, and God alone, knows how to balance the inheritance of the chromosomes and the intricate influences of environment. Someone has well said that He is too wise to make a mistake and too good to be unkind in His dealing with us. The most important question for each of us is Have I been born again? (1 Peter 1:23). God knows the answer to this question, too.
A young conscript on the battlefield of Europe was confronted with his first cavalry charge. A mounted officer was about to dispatch him with one sweep of his sword, when suddenly he recognized him as the son of one of his best friends. Instantly he changed the pitch of the blade, and slapped the young man across the back with the broad side of his sword. The officer had recognized the lad's heritage, remembered whose son he was and where he was born, and acted accordingly. Will not our Savior, who knows all about us and loves us still, do the same? His records are more accurate than those of the county courthouse. Someday the Lord will count when He writes up the people. It is our privilege to know now that our names are written in the book of life (Phil. 4:3).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness" (Ps. 35:24).
Read the two verses preceding: "I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her."
It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who said, "We are omnibuses in which our ancestors ride." So God takes note of our environment and our inheritance. He knows all about us. God knows all about our bloodstream, and our thought stream, too, and He makes allowance for all these things. That's why the Scripture declares that He is no respecter of persons. God, and God alone, knows how to balance the inheritance of the chromosomes and the intricate influences of environment. Someone has well said that He is too wise to make a mistake and too good to be unkind in His dealing with us. The most important question for each of us is Have I been born again? (1 Peter 1:23). God knows the answer to this question, too.
A young conscript on the battlefield of Europe was confronted with his first cavalry charge. A mounted officer was about to dispatch him with one sweep of his sword, when suddenly he recognized him as the son of one of his best friends. Instantly he changed the pitch of the blade, and slapped the young man across the back with the broad side of his sword. The officer had recognized the lad's heritage, remembered whose son he was and where he was born, and acted accordingly. Will not our Savior, who knows all about us and loves us still, do the same? His records are more accurate than those of the county courthouse. Someday the Lord will count when He writes up the people. It is our privilege to know now that our names are written in the book of life (Phil. 4:3).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness" (Ps. 35:24).
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