Trust the One Who Made You and Saved You - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - November 3, 2025

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"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47 (NIV)

You are God’s idea. You are God’s invention. You are God’s product. 

You didn’t create yourself. You were created by God. No one knows more about you than God does. He formed you, designed you, crafted you, constructed you, and built you for his purpose. God never makes anything without a purpose. His purpose is your destiny.

Not only did God create you, but he also saved you. 

And you needed to be saved because, even though God has a destiny for your life, he doesn’t force you to follow it. And you didn’t. You went off and started doing your own thing. You followed your own plan for your life, and you messed up. You sinned. And because of that, God sent Jesus to come and die for your sins, to save you.

In fact, God sent Jesus to pay for the sins of everyone who has ever lived. Even Mary, the mother of Jesus, relied on God as her Savior. When God sent an angel to tell Mary that he’d chosen her to mother his Son, Mary accepted God’s plan—and then she told us why.

In Luke 1, Mary says, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Luke 1:46-47 NIV). Mary is saying, “God didn’t just make me; he saved me. I’m not following God’s plan haphazardly or reluctantly or because I have to. I’m following it eagerly, expectantly, and enthusiastically. I’m rejoicing!”

In that moment, Mary knew what her purpose was; she knew why God had put her on the earth. And she chose to follow God’s plan, knowing that she could trust where her Savior was leading her.

When it comes to life planning, a lot of Christians act like atheists. They accept God for their salvation, but then they think, “I can just go out and plan my life any way I want to.” 

Really? You think God put you on earth to live for yourself? I don’t think so. 

God made you for his purpose. And who better to trust with your destiny than the one who made you and saved you?

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Rick Warren is an innovative pastor, renowned author, and global influencer known for founding Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan, and Hope for Mental Health. He has written several best-selling books, including The Purpose Driven Life, which has sold over 35 million copies in 200 languages. Time magazine named Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Since stepping down from the lead pastor role at Saddleback in 2022, Warren has continued to inspire people through his Daily Hope Devotional and podcast Pastor Rick’s Daily Hope. His first book in a decade, Created to Dream, was released in April 2023.

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