Grace Enough to Last
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Psalm 139:13-17
13. For Thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb. 14. I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul knows it very well. 15. My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, [And] skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth. 16. Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Thy book they were all written, The days that were ordained [for me], When as yet there was not one of them. 17. How precious also are Thy thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Here it comes again: This is one of my favorite bible passages! I know I say that often, and I guess I really should just say that so much of the Bible touches me that I love it all! This is one of those passages that I think should be posted on every full-length mirror in our homes, so we can remember that we are fearfully and wonderfully made!
Fearful in this context refers to the tremendous awe and intricacy with which the human body is designed, and our inability to grasp anything so amazingly complex. It also refers, I think, to the fact that even though God knows our every thought and deed, knows what is in our hearts, knows all the ways we have sinned and will sin in the future – He loves us anyway!
Our natural response to this type of unmerited and unconditional love is that we long to know God better, to understand the words He inspired to be recorded and to explore how we might become better people. God’s grace preceded our very existence, and it will sustain us to the end of time when we join Him in heaven.
We are precious to our Creator, beautiful in every way. He made us exactly as He deemed appropriate and suitable. We may not feel beautiful sometimes, but we are gorgeous in God’s eyes. We may not think we are skilled enough in some particular area, but we are perfectly skilled to God. We may not think we’re smart enough, good enough, talented or strong enough to do what needs to be done. God knows otherwise.
We will never understand God’s thoughts in this lifetime. All we can do is try to live rightly, be the best people we can be, and constantly strive to be the perfect creature God perfectly and divinely planned us to be before He ever placed the first star in the sky.
My prayer today is that when you look in the mirror, you see the beautiful you God created and planned. And that you celebrate God’s grace upon your life.
Mary
