Scrap the Shame: Embracing What God Actually Thinks of YouSample

Day 2: God Made You Good

One of the main messages of the first chapter of the Bible is goodness.

Genesis 1 talks about how God created you tov – that’s the Hebrew word for good. It’s not about how He created you efficiently or quickly or miraculously. It’s about how He created you good.

God did not merely make you. God made you good. But you’re not just good. You’re very good. Genesis 1:31 says, “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”

God created you with goodness. He stamped you with His own image. You are a reflection of God Himself. God wired you with your personality. He placed the color in your eyes. He chose your talents and giftings. He breathed His breath into your lungs.

This is how God made you and this is how God sees you.

But somewhere along the way, we’ve convinced ourselves that we are not good. Or at least not good enough. Not smart enough or loved enough or strong enough or good enough. Psalm 139 tears those lies apart, especially in verses 13 and 14:

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

You are a wonderful work, fashioned by the hands of an Almighty God. He did not create you begrudgingly. God wanted you here on this earth. He dreamed you up and chose you.

God made you good.

Remind yourself of that over and over: God made you good. Not just good, very good. Shame is a liar. God never lies.

God made you good.

Go deeper with this video from our friends at BibleProject: