Jeremiah 1:5

“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.”

Here we have to dig a little to get at this promise because this promise was made specifically to an individual. You have to understand that God is not a respecter of persons, so when He makes a promise to an individual there is a general principle that He promises to all. The general principle God is promising is that He formed you and knows you.

As a middle-aged kid my parents divorced, which resulted in my bouncing around schools from 6th – 12th grade. I specifically recall the worst experience during that time was when I finished the last 3 months of 8th grade at a new school. Under normal conditions this is a difficult age to develop new friendships, and being from a different state only compounded the difficulty. Growing up I always played team sports and during this 6-year period I used it as an opportunity to meet and establish friends. At this new school I showed up too late to join any teams.

For the first time in my life, I truly knew what it felt like to be lonely. I felt like no one knew who I was or cared to find out. Normally a social butterfly, I became the quiet nerd who sat in the classroom alone reading the textbook. I missed having people who knew what color I liked, what sports I could play, my middle name and without making fun of it, what I was thinking. I missed being known for who I was.

Have you ever felt alone; like no one really knows you? God does. In this verse He is promising that He knows you inside out, like any author knows the book they wrote. He is promising you that He made you, thereby obtaining perfect understanding of who you are. The next time you feel alone and like no one cares remember this promise.