Fearfully & Wonderfully Made!

Psalm 139:13-16

For you created my inmost being;

    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,

    I know that full well.

My frame was not hidden from you

    when I was made in the secret place,

    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed body;

    all the days ordained for me were written in your book

    before one of them came to be.

This time of year is a very special time for me.  It was right close to this date 3 years ago that I found out for the first time that I was pregnant.  What a special thing!  It was also this week, 2 years ago that I gave birth to my son.  Again a special thing!  Now you’re probably trying to figure out the math on those two and saying that they just don’t add up.  You’re right because they were not the same pregnancy.  However, both are very special to me because God knit together both babies in my womb.  My first baby’s frame may have been hidden from me, however it was never hidden from God.  God saw that baby’s unformed body and the days ordained for that baby were written in God’s book.  Now, they may not have been long, however right from the start, that life was special. 

Tomorrow is not promised for anyone.  God formed us and numbered our days while we were still in our mother’s womb.  Some have long years here on earth while others are limited. 

A few of my friends this past week experienced losing a loved one.  Some expected, some very unexpected. 

Friend, I want to encourage you today to praise God because you are fearfully and wonderfully made!  He loved you before your mother knew you were in her womb.