As a daughter of God, I often think about how I should communicate with those around me. I see the many different personalities, perspectives, and attitudes of my peers and of the world at large. I hear the messages of how others expect me to think from within the family of God and from without. I want to know how God thinks toward me. I want to know what my example is if I’m supposed to be a copy of my Father and King.
In Jeremiah 29:11, when God is talking to His children who happen to be in the process of the warning of discipline, He says, “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you a future and a hope.” In the world at large, we see how much evil thoughts are projected onto anyone and everyone for anything under the sun. It’s easy to fall for that style of thinking until you find the agape love of God; the love that says, I love you even when you mess up. Just come talk with me. Communicate and reason with me. In fact, one of the first messages in Isaiah to God’s people is, “Come now, and let us reason together, thought your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” That is to say, “Children of Mine, come and talk with Me. Even though you’ve really messed things up, we can fix this and I will forgive you and heal you and cleanse you and the situation.” What peace! What peace we have when we come to Him believing that He thinks thoughts of peace toward us!
I wrote before how when Jesus came to this earth, it was a message of forgiveness to all peoples, nations, tongues, and tribes. Look at the message the angels gave the shepherds in the fields when Jesus was born. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward all men.” The message of Jeremiah 29:11 is repeated for the whole world to see that God still thinks thoughts of peace and hope toward all people. Jesus didn’t come to cleanse and save only those who are Jews or who are Christians, but He came to cleanse and heal an entire world full of people.
As daughters of God, we have a most beautiful and positive way to think toward all people. It is a loving way to be with people for it is how God, our heavenly Father shows us how He loves us. In a world full of negativity of speech, we are called to be the positive thinkers and speakers. We are called to be forgiving and to reason with each other in kindness and in peacefulness. As Jesus came to reconcile all peoples in agape love, so we are to follow Him and reflect this lovely image as God’s Daughters Inspired.
