“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!” Psalm 139:13-14 (NLT)
What I'm learning is that God custom-designed me. In fact, he custom-designed each and every person who’s ever lived. Just stop and actually think about that truth, it’s amazing.
David says this in Psalm 139: “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—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” (Psalm 139:13-16 NLT).
Few things are as complex as the human body. But all of the systems in my body work together in just the right way because God designed them. In fact, Psalm 139 says that God was watching as I was developing in my mother’s womb. He oversaw every detail of my creation—because even before I was born, he had a place, a purpose, and a plan for my life. If he didn’t, I wouldn’t be here.
I shouldn't ever let anyone tell me that I was an accident. I'm not an accident.
There are no accidental babies. God planned me. My parents may not have planned me, but God did. I may have had good parents or bad parents or indifferent parents. Or maybe some may not even know their parents. Whoever my parents are, God chose them because they had just the right DNA to create me. And he wanted me.
Remember, there are no illegitimate children. God had a plan. If I'm here, it’s because he wanted me here. That’s amazing.
The Message paraphrase says, “Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep wisdom? It’s way over our heads. We’ll never figure it out. Is there anyone around who can explain God?” (Romans 11:33-34).
The answer, of course, is no. No one can explain God. If you could explain God, they'd be God. What God has done in custom-designing me is unbelievable, indescribable, unattainable. It’s an amazing thing.
What should my response to this be? Thank him. Thank him for his wonderful grace and for his wonderful love. The Bible says this in 2 Corinthians 9:15: “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” (NIV).
In summary:
As described in Psalm 139, every person is intentionally and intricately created by God. God personally oversaw every detail of my formation in the womb, crafting each me with a unique purpose, plan, and design—meaning there I was not an accident or an illegitimate life. Regardless of my family circumstances, God chose the exact DNA and situation needed to create me, because He wanted me here. My complexity and existence are the result of His unmatched wisdom and extravagant love, which cannot be fully explained or comprehended. The proper response to such a profound truth is gratitude—thanking God for the gift of life, His grace, and His indescribable love.
Bottom line:
I was intentionally and wonderfully created by God with a unique purpose—there are no accidents in His design. My next step should be to spend time today thanking God for creating me with such care and purpose, and ask Him to guide me in living out the plan He’s designed for my life.
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