Our PaigeMaker A Scribd DevotionByDon On the one hand, it seems todays devotion is as much about how God placed

this message on my heart as it is about the message itself. But the truth is its all about Godand how He knows us. Lets open with prayer Recently Janet went to Massachusetts to be with a young woman who thinks of Janet as her 2nd Mom, and who wanted Janet to be there when she had her baby. It was a wonderful experience as Janet received the privilege of seeing the newly-born baby, sharing the excitement with the parents, and sensing the awe and reality of Gods creation. The baby girl was given the name Paige and in my usual attempt to bring humor through puns (An oxymoron?), I sent a message of congratulations, asking if they would be using PaigeMaker to do the announcements, and adding the thought that they were now PaigeMakers themselves. But through a check of the Spirit, I realized they were not really the Paigemakers; rather, it was God who had made Paige, using these two dear young people as His instrument just as He made the first child, Cain, through Adam and Eve. (Gen. 4:1 The man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, I have produced a man with the help of the LORD.) As God would have it, I was also waiting for my devotional thought at this time, and as I prayed for that, a song came to me (By now you know I love song lyrics that speak of Gods greatness.) one I could not quite identify, but which I believed had a message of God as our Maker. The short of this is that while I had thought my devotion would be about some aspect of how God works in our lives, I was led to share how God works ON our lives as He creates, or makes them. It was as though God said, First tell about my being the Creator and Maker. My search for the song led me to a dear friend, whose daughter had the answer (An answer I also learned from a South American, through Yahoo Answers!): He Knows My Name. Here are the words from this song; maybe you know them:
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He Knows My Name
I have a maker He formed my heart, before even time began My life was in his hands. I have a father, he calls me his own He'll never leave me, no matter where I go. He knows my name He knows my every thought He sees each tear that falls and hears me when I call.

Convicted and confirmed of my topic, I then began looking through Scripture for those verses or passages that proclaimed God as our Maker; there were 39 instances in my Bible. As God would have it, I happened to be listening to the Bible-on-CD at that time, and also happened to be in Job. As I listened, I heard how God speaks of His power as the Maker of all things. Lets now read those verses, and other verses, beginning with well, the beginning: Genesis. Some of the verses used are partial, having been cut to just those words that declare the wonder of Gods being our Maker, of His being the wonder of the things He has made, and of the wonder of His being our Father. As you read these Scripture excerpts, emphasize the words Father, Maker, Creator and any word that speaks of Gods work. As you hear them in your mind and heart, marvel once again at His majesty and awesome nature and that He knows. From Genesis 1: 1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, 3 Then God said, Let there be light, and there was light. 4God then separated the light from the darkness.

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Then God said, Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other. And so it happened: 7God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it. 8God called the dome the sky. 9 Then God said, Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear. And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. 10God called the dry land the earth, and the basin of the water he called the sea. God saw how good it was. 11Then God said, Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. And so it happened: Continuing with Gen. 1: 14 Then God said: Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years, And so it happened. 16 God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars. 20 Then God said, Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky. And so it happened. 24 Then God said, Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds. And so it happened: 26 Then God said: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground. 27 God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. Then from Chapter 2 of Gen: the Man to make Woman .
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Job equally reminds us that God is our Maker, even when many of us think of Job, we think more of his trials and how he reconciled with God. This time through, I was struck more by Chapters 38 and 39, where Job referred to God as his Maker and God then explained to Job Who He (God) is:

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From Job 38: 4 Where were you when I created the earth? Tell me, since you know so much! 8 And who took charge of the ocean when it gushed forth like a baby from the womb? 9 That was me! I wrapped it in soft clouds, and tucked it in safely at night. 12 And have you ever ordered Morning, Get up! told Dawn, Get to work! 25 Who do you suppose carves canyons for the downpours of rain, and charts the route of thunderstorms? 28 And who do you think is the father of rain and dew,? 30 You dont for a minute imagine these marvels of weather just happen, do you? 34 Can you get the attention of the clouds, and commission a shower of rain? 35 Can you take charge of the lightning bolts and have them report to you for orders? And from Chapter 39: 26 Was it through your know-how that the hawk learned to fly, soaring effortlessly on thermal updrafts? 27 Did you command the eagles flight, and teach her to build her nest in the heights,..? Next read and listen to Psalm 100:3, a part of this psalm of thanksgiving: 3 Know that the LORD is God, our maker to whom we belong, whose people we are, Gods well-tended flock. To these verses from Psalm 121: 1 I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come? 2My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. To Proverbs 22:2 Rich and poor have a common bond: the Lord is the maker of them all Isaiah 40:28: Do you not know or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint nor grow weary, and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny.

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Isaiah 45:18: For thus says the Lord, The creator of the heavens, Who is God, The designer and maker of the earth, Who established it, Not creating it to be a waste, but designing it to be lived in: I am the Lord, and there is no other. And to Isaiah 57:19 I, the Creator, who gave them life.

In Luke Chapter 11, Jesus, having taught His disciples the Lords Prayer and having driven out a demon, was questioned by a Pharisee, with whom He was dining. Jesus pointed out God also makes our inside, by developing our heart. Luke 11:40: Did not the maker of the outside also make the inside Add these next verses: John 1:14: And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Fathers only Son, full of grace and truth John 5:11: He answered them, The man who made me well told me, Take up your mat and walk. Acts 15:8: And God, who cant be fooled by any pretense on our part but always knows a persons thoughts, gave them the Holy Spirit exactly as he gave him to us Acts 17:24-26: The God who made the world and all that is in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands, 25nor is he served by human hands because he needs anything. Rather it is he who gives to everyone life and breath and everything. 26He made from one the whole human race to dwell on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the ordered seasons and the boundaries of their regions, Romans 8:27: He knows us far better than we know ourselves, 2 Kings 19:27: I am aware whether you stand or sit; I know whether you come or go,

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And finally, read this Good News in Revelation 21:5 & 6, that God even makes old things new: Revelation 21:5 & 6: 5The one who sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Then he said, Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true. 6He said to me, They are accomplished. I (am) the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.

Now listen to the songs words being sung [He Knows My Name can be downloaded from www.amazon.com; I suggest the Maranatha! Music Top 100 version.], considering the additional Scripture verses (the words are listed after the lyrics) as they are concurrently read by a friend, and know that He knows!

He Knows My Name
I have a maker He formed my heart, before even time began My life was in his hands. He knows my name He knows my every thought, He sees each tear that falls and hears me when I call I have a father, he calls me his own He'll never leave me, no matter where I go. He knows my name He knows my every thought He sees each tear that falls and hears me when I call. Psalm 33:15 John 10:3 Jeremiah 1:5 Luke 16:15

Job 31:18 Isaiah 43:1 Romans 8:38-39

Matt. 6:8 Psalm 4:4

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[music] He knows my name He knows my every thought He sees each tear that falls and hears me when I call He knows my name He knows my every thought He sees each tear that falls And hears me when I call He hears me when I call

Psalm 139:2 Matthew 10:30

Psalm 37:18 Job 23:10

[Verses to be read during song] Psalm 33:15 The one who fashioned the hearts of them all knows all their works. John 10:3 , and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name... Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, Luke 16:15 but God knows your hearts Job 31:18 Though like a father God has reared me from my youth, Isaiah 43:1 I have called you by name; you are mine. Romans 8:38-39 neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Matthew 6:8 Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Psalm 4:4 Know that the LORD works wonders for the faithful; the LORD hears when I call out Psalm 139:2 you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. Matthew 10:30 Even all the hairs of your head are counted. Psalm 37:18 The Lord watches over the days of the blameless; their heritage lasts forever. Job 23:10 But he knows where I am and what Ive done.

Oh, and the devotional application? KNOW! Be still and know He is God! (Psalm 46:10) Lets now call to the Lord. Amen.

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