2. 1. Is it really true that God thinks of me whether I do something or not?
2. There is a freedom that comes when I realize that God’s thoughts about me are rooted in God himself.

3. John 1:47-48a (NIV)
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

4. 2. There is a freedom that comes when I realize that God’s thoughts about me are rooted in God himself.
3. My Dad is the only one who knows who I am apart from what I have done.

5. John 1:48b (NIV)
Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

6. 3. My Dad is the only one who knows who I am apart from what I have done.
4. I fully comprehended you when you were studying the story.

7. John 1:49 (NIV)
Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”

8. John 1:50-51 (NIV)
Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”

9. 4. I fully comprehended you when you were studying the story.
5. In a matter of seconds, I get to be in on the inside conversation with my Dad.

10. Psalm 139:1-2 (NIV)
You have searched me, Lord,     and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise;     you perceive my thoughts from afar.

11. Psalm 139:3-4 (NIV)
You discern my going out and my lying down;     you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue     you, Lord, know it completely.

12. Psalm 139:5-6 (NIV)
You hem me in behind and before,     and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,     too lofty for me to attain.

13. 5. In a matter of seconds, I get to be in on the inside conversation with my Dad.
6. My Dad knows me completely.

14. Psalm 139:7-8 (NIV)
Where can I go from your Spirit?     Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there;     if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

15. Psalm 139:9-10 (NIV)
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,     if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me,     your right hand will hold me fast.

16. Psalm 139:11-12 (NIV)
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me     and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you;     the night will shine like the day,     for darkness is as light to you.

17. 6. My Dad knows me completely.
7. He isn’t determined to stay with me, because it is in His nature to be with me no matter what.

18. Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)
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.

19. Psalm 139:15 (NIV)
My frame was not hidden from you     when I was made in the secret place,     when I was woven together in the depths of the
earth.

20. Psalm 139:16 (NIV)
Your eyes saw my unformed body;     all the days ordained for me were written in your
book     before one of them came to be.

21. Psalm 139:17-18 (NIV)
How precious to me are your thoughts, God!     How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them,     they would outnumber the grains of sand—     when I awake, I am still with you.

22. 7. He isn’t determined to stay with me, because it is in His nature to be with me no matter what.
8. I am a comprehensive creation.

23. Psalm 139:19-20 (NIV)
If only you, God, would slay the wicked!     Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! They speak of you with evil intent;     your adversaries misuse your name.

24. Psalm 139:21-22 (NIV)
Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,     and abhor those who are in rebellion against you? I have nothing but hatred for them;     I count them my enemies.

25. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
Search me, God, and know my heart;     test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me,     and lead me in the way everlasting.

26. 8. I am a comprehensive creation.
9. He judges me righteously.