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You
made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my
mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship
is marvelous--and how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in
utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me
before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment
was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts
about me, O God! They are innumerable! I can't even count them; they outnumber
the grains of sand! And when I wake up in the morning, you are still with me!
(Psalm 139:13-18 NLV). A little boy had to write a report for school, so he went to his mother and asked, "Mom, where did I come from?" Surprised at hearing such a question from her child, the mother discreetly answered, "Um, the stork brought you." "And where did YOU come from?" the boy continued. "Well, the stork brought me, just like he brought you. Now go to your room. No more questions, please." But the boy persisted. "What about grandma? Where did grandma come from?" "Look, the stork brought grandma, the stork brought me, the stork brought you! Now go to your room. I do not want to talk about this any more!" So the little boy went to his room and began writing his report. "Our family hasn't had a normal birth in three generations..." Do
you ever wonder how you got here? The world sometimes gives you answers that are
about as unbelievable as "the stork brought you." However, the truth
is that none of us got here by accident. You're not just a highly developed
monkey. This morning’s reading is abundantly clear that we came here from the
heart of God. He knew us before we
were ever formed in our mother’s womb and we are "fearfully and
wonderfully made.” Reducing
the mysteries of the universe to something that we can measure is like parents
telling small children tall tales so they'll stop asking questions. Don't let
tall tales invented in the name of science rob you of your faith. No one knows
exactly how God did it, but we know that God created everything, including you
and I, and he knows each of us by name. Not only that, he loves and desires a
personal relationship with each person he has created. He wants to have a
personal relationship with you. The
more I meditate on the wonder of creation, the more I am brought face-to-face
with the reality of God’s grace and love. Even when I have rejected Him, He
still loves me. When I have turned
aside to follow my own way, He still loves me.
There is nothing I can do to wipe out that love that motivated Him to
make me! He made me wonderful in His eyes. Now I am being called to live up to
that wonder in His power and grace. You
are too! Are you willing to trust Him for the completion of His creation in you?
It is the only way to fully realize the wonder of life! |
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