I Am Fearfully And Wonderfully Made

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Psalm 139:1-16

Most of us have been in car accidents. We know that fenders don’t fix themselves. That is not the case with broken bones in our bodies. As soon as they are broken, our bodies start to fix and repair them. God’s design is perfect. We are truly fearfully and wonderfully made.

Our hearts fill with praise, when something like this happens to us.

Sometimes it takes something like an injury or sickness to remind us of the masterful design that we carry around in our bodies.

So the next time you face an unwanted interruption – no matter its cause – focus your attention on Jesus’ wonderful love and let Him lift your heart to grateful worship in the midst of the pain!

Worship of the masterful Creator begins with a grateful heart.

Our Daily Bread – February 15, 2014