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22nd January 2025
WednesdayReflection
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Jennifer Heeren offers
Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"?
Psalm 139:14
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"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
In this context, "fearfully and wonderfully made" means that each individual is intricately and uniquely created by God.
It emphasizes the idea that God's craftsmanship in forming and designing human beings is awe-inspiring and extraordinary.
"Fearfully" suggests a sense of reverence and awe.
It implies that when we consider the depth and complexity of our own being, we are filled with a sense of wonder and amazement at God's creative power.
There is something special and remarkable about every human being.
I didn't just evolve into what I am.
I was created and designed with a purpose.
And the blueprints of me are similar to other human beings but they're not exactly the same.
I am unique - and so are you.
You were also blessed with a brain so you can think, process, and create.
Isaac Asimov said the brain is "the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in the universe."
Your emotions help you to relate to other people and feel compassion.
All of these systems (plus many more) were uniquely designed to make you who you are.
You have the innate ability to discern right from wrong.
Although, that ability is hindered somewhat until you connect with your Creator.
He didn't just design you to do your own thing.
He created you so you would desire an ongoing relationship with Him.
You were made with a hole in the centre of your soul that only one thing fits.
Until you find that very specific something, you will never be fulfilled.
And that very specific something is God Himself.
You were designed with an intense need of your Creator, God.
Without a relationship with Him, you will always be searching for something to fill that void.
Some of the ways in which we try to fill that empty space will never fill it.
They are like round pegs in square holes.
The vacant areas at the edges will still leave you desiring more of something else.
Sadly, many continue to shove mismatched pegs into that hole.
A little of this, a little of that... hoping that one day they will feel complete.
"One day" will never come.
You'll never be happy with who you are today unless you begin to praise God for creating you just as you are - fearfully and wonderfully made.
Fortunately, God made a way for us to repent and turn to Him by sending His very own Son to make the way.
When we do finally realize that without God we are unable to make the most of ourself, that's when things begin to change.
The clay cannot mould itself no matter how hard it tries.
However, God, the Potter, cannot only mould His clay but He also knows what His original design of you was.
He is both a Potter and an Architect with a Master Plan.
Sin and pride always want to drag us back into our own way of thinking.
The same thinking that kept us reaching for those mismatched pegs.
Those thoughts tell me that I can do whatever I want, by myself, without God.
They lie and they don't even make sense.
Feelings can't be trusted unless they line up with the Word of God.
And the Word of God tells me that I'm fearfully and wonderfully made for a specific purpose.
Therefore, with God's help, I will walk in that purpose as often as I can.
A Prayer to Remember That God Created You Just as You Are
Dear Lord,
Thank You for fearfully and wonderfully creating each of us.
Thank You for giving us worth in Your eyes.
Help us live as the one You uniquely intended us to be.
Help us abide instead of strive, living peacefully and joyfully as heirs to Your Kingdom and co-heirs with Christ.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.
(by Julie Sunne)
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This is an edited version.
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Jennifer Heeren loves to write and wants to live in such a way that people are encouraged by her writing and her attitude.
She loves to write devotional articles and stories that bring people hope and encouragement.
Her cup is always at least half-full, even when circumstances aren't ideal.
She regularly contributes to Crosswalk.com
She lives near Atlanta, Georgia with her husband.
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