Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

"O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.

You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.

Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.

You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well."

Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-14

As I sit here watching my belly contortion into interesting shapes, I can't help but wonder so many things.  What does he look like?  What color is his hair?  Will he even have hair?  What will Johnny Laine think of him?  What will his personality be like?  So many questions that I don't have the answers to yet.  But I am amazed at the truth that the Lord, creator of all things, is the one who formed this tiny baby inside my womb.

"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well."  Psalm 139:13-14

This is true for my sweet Sebastian.  The Lord has formed him and he already knows him.  He knows everything there is to ever know about this tiny boy - every bump and bruise that will ever be, every joyous smile, every tear that will run down his cheek.  He knows what his relationship with Johnny Laine will be, what kind of mischief they will get into together, the joy they together will bring Johnny and me.  He knows how little Sebastian, tiny as he is, will be used to sanctify me, to draw me closer to Himself.

And this passage is true for all of us.  The Lord formed us and he knows everything there is to know about us.  He already knows what today will bring for you - whatever challenges or joys that may be.  He has planned it all before you were even born.  So if today brings you joy - praise him!  If today brings you peace - rejoice in him!  If today brings you grief, sadness, frustration, or leads you to question the very meaning of your existence - first praise him.  Then look to the Creator of you, the one who knit you together in your mother's womb, and know that he planned this day and this moment for you before you came to be.  Rest in the knowledge of his Word, that he is hemming you in, behind and before and he is laying his hand upon you.  Praise him, for YOU are fearfully and wonderfully made!  

Grace and peace,
Kelli