We are children of a loving Heavenly Father who knows us. Coming to earth is part of His plan for our eternal progression and happiness.
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
- Jeremiah 1:5
Jesus is the source of peace.
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river
- Isaiah 66:12
I have felt joy in the service of the Lord.
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart
- Isaiah 65:14
Where can we glimpse the majesty of what God offers us? Where can we gain an eternal perspective and think celestial?
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
- Isaiah 64:4
Jesus read these verses in Nazareth and said, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears" (Luke 4:16–21):
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn
- Isaiah 61
