Psalm 139:13-14 "For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.” Today's episode talks about how wonderfully God made us. He was very intentional and we are perfect in His eyes. It also ends with a beautiful Word of God that came from someone at my prayer group. Music:"Adding the Sun" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
God Sees You!
Psalm 139:13-14 "For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.”
When I was reading this verse I got to the part where it says, “Wonderful are your works; that I know very well,” and the thought came to me, do we know this? We know some of God’s works are wonderful, but do we know all of His works are wonderful. I am sure there isn’t really a dispute over whether a sunset or a sunrise is wonderful. I think most things in nature are pretty wonderful. I mean, not necessarily tornados or hurricanes, but mostly nature is wonderful. However, what about ourselves? Do we see how wonderfully made we are? The beginning of this verse says that it was God who formed our inward parts and who knit us together in our mother’s womb. God made each one of us intentionally. He knit us together.
Let’s think about that for a moment. Have you ever seen someone knit something? They need to be paying attention to what they are doing so what they are making turns out the way they want it to. They need to be very specific in their pattern if they want it to come out looking like the idea they had. They need to think ahead and make sure they have all the various color threads need. They need to make sure they have all the supplies to make this thing they are making. This verse says God knit us together in our mother’s womb. I like that description because it depicts the care God took to create us. He thought about every little detail before he created us. He intentionally made you the way you are. He thinks you are perfect just as you are.
I was at a conference in January of 2020 and the main speaker talked about how she had been hosting these events for several years now. She said she will never forget the first time she asked her audience, “How many of you hate your body?” There was context, she was doing an activity called Stand Up For Your Sister, but anyway, she asked the question and over 90% of the women in the room stood up. Ninety percent, can you believe that. She didn’t ask if you just don’t like some aspect of your body, she didn’t ask if there was something you would like to change, she didn’t ask if you were unhappy with your body, she asked if you hate your body. Hate is a very strong word, and yet ninety percent of all the ladies in the room stood up. It seems as if we don’t know that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. It seems as though we struggle with this idea.
Why do you think we struggle so much with accepting that we are fearfully and wonderfully made and that we are not an accident? Why is it we can see the beauty in others, we can see the beauty in all of God’s creation pretty much, except the beauty of His creation in us? Could it be the society that we live in or the environment we grew up in? Definitely! If we grew up thinking we were not enough, that is going to carry into our teen years and into our adult life. Also, society has a very particular way they feel everyone should look and act. There are impossible standards out there and we all feel we need to live up to them. We feel no matter what we are doing, we are doing the wrong thing. If we are a stay at home mom, society makes us feel like we are not contributing. If we are a working mom, society makes us feel as though we are neglecting out children. If we are a dad that works 60 hours a week so we can put food on the table we are a workaholic, but if we work 40 hours and can’t afford to put food on the table then we are not providing for our family. Do you see how there is not way to win when we try to gain earthly approval. You will never be able to be liked by everyone. I heard Matthew Kelly point out one time, even Winnie the Pooh has people who don’t like him.
There is one place where you are always accepted, you are always loved and cherished, in the eyes of your heavenly Father, your Creator. God made you and when you are saying you don’t like things about you, you are saying you don’t like God’s creation. God does not make mistakes. He knew what He was doing when He created you. He did it with intention and purpose. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. You were made for a reason. You are perfect just as you are. You don’t have to change a single thing about you for God to love you. He loves you just as you are, just as He made you.
I was typing up the the minutes from a prayer group meeting we had a few months ago and I came across a word of prophecy that I think the Lord wants me to share it with all of you. I will end with His words, because who could say it better than God? This is what He said, “My children, I, your father ask you to come and stand by my shoulder. I ask you to look through my eyes at yourself. See yourself naked and bare before me. See through my eyes. Let go of your shame, I see no shame in you. I have created you. I see you beautiful. I see you from your conception for all eternity in the radiance that I have made you. In the design that I have created you. In the perfection I bestow upon you. I pour my gifts upon you. I ask you to love yourself, I ask you to forgive yourself. I ask you to see what I have given you. What I continue to give you. What I have prepared for you. You are wonderful in my eyes. I create nothing that is unworthy. You are worthy. You are worthy to drink from the chalice of my son's blood to eat of his body. You are worthy to be temples of the Holy Spirit, you are worthy to dwell with me in the place that I have prepared for you. Come to me. Come to me with joy. Drop everything that is not of love, of joy, of peace. I will never stop blessing you.”
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless all those listening to this episode today. Lord I ask that you open our eyes and help us to see ourselves through your eyes. Help us to see the wonder and the beauty that you created us to be. Help us to not judge ourselves or others. Help us to not hate ourselves or others. Help us to love ourselves as you love us Lord! Help us start to change not only the way we look at ourselves but the way we look at others as well. Help us to see others through your eyes as well Lord. We love you and we ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus’ powerful name, Amen.
Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk Boldly with Jesus. I look forward to brining you another witness tomorrow. I think it will actually be a couple different people’s testimonies from my Encounter class. I know you will love them. Remember, Jesus loves you and so do I! Have a blessed day!