-May 15, 2023-
Good morning, happy Monday,
“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.”
(Psalm 139:13-14).
We have no recollection of what we experienced in our mother’s womb for the nine months we spent there. Only God knows these things. We rely on what doctors and science tells us of what goes on in that warm, protective, and perfect cocoon where we grew and thrived. God not only knew it, but He was actively working on our behalf.
Psalm 139 tells us that God formed our inward parts (v.13); covered or wove us (v.13); made us in secret (v.15); wrote down everything in His book (v. 16); and fashioned our days before there were any (v.16). God had a plan for us before we were born. Not only did David know it but so did Jeremiah, and Paul. It is one of those mysteries of life, those precious, personal things that only God knows.
The Lord tells Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). This in no way precludes man’s free will, choices and decisions, nor does it alleviate his responsibility for his actions. It show that God foreknows, foreshadows, and fashions us while we are still in our mother’s womb.
The Apostle Paul also knew of God’s plan for his life. He wrote in Galatians 1:15-17, “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but went to Arabia, and returned to Damascus.”
We are so blessed to be fearfully and wonderfully made! God has used many people, circumstances, and experiences to get to where we are now and what He wants us to be in the future. He is in control. He never makes mistakes, nor does He ever fail. Proverbs 22:2 says, “The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all.”
No two people, even twins, are exactly alike. God knows our DNA, our eye color, skin color, physical features, and all about us. He loves us, cares for us, and provides for us each day. Nothing happens to us unless it is will for us. Christian song writers Mason and Cardwell penned the famous words, “When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.”
Have a blessed day trusting the One who knows us best and has the best for us. Stay safe and healthy.
From the womb to the tomb, and the grave to the glory, He is writing our story,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 