June 9, 2018 Saturday

“« For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. » O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.” (Psalm 139:1-6 NKJV)

“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.” (Psalm 139:13-18 NKJV)

            We live in a time when many believe creation is an act of evolution and therefore an act of death. Evolution believes animals evolve and the links from one form to another are eradicated either by evolving to a higher level or by being destroyed by the higher-level. For life to evolve to a different kind there must be a never ending line of death.

            Creation begins with life, first of all because God is the source of all life and then because God “breathed” life into us. Over and over we see in the Bible God’s protection of life. In one of the greatest ironies God protects life by the death of His Son Jesus Christ. Through the sacrifice of Jesus we can see God’s deep abiding protection of life!

            In verses one through six we see the tenderness and the presence of God seeking to not only protect us but to also make us aware of God’s love for us. This knowledge is beyond the understanding of human beings but like the psalmist we too can experience this revelation of God’s love.

            In verses 13 through 18 God reveals to us the intimacy and the depth of God’s knowledge of us. God sees us in the womb and as our parts are formed God fashions us to become the person we were created to be. Even before we are born God reveals Himself to us and over time we can discover some of God’s thoughts and ways.

            Often we are presented with a picture of who we are not through others and also by our own selfish desires to be what we want and not what God has created us to be. But in this passage God reveals to us we are FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE!

            God created you and from before your birth God continues to work in your life and through your life. The psalmist proclaims the meaning of Emmanuelle as he declares God is still with him.

            We not only sell ourselves short but fall into the trap of evolutionary thought that says we are not enough and are merely a stage of the evolution. But where evolution speaks and cries of death God cries out to humanity the value of life, even those who are weak. 

            Do you see yourself as a mere part of the constant march of death of evolution or do you see yourself as fearfully and wonderfully made by God? Do you believe that God is with you and has given you gifts that will bless you, bless others and glorify God?

I have not been able to share about my days and my condition because the last couple of weeks have been very painful. I seek to pray for so many but I ask for your prayers and your thoughts! Thank you and may you see God’s many blessings in your life!