Psalm 139:14-16: Focusing on How Much God has Already Put into Us

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.” Psalm 139:14-16

In these verses, David is praising God for demonstrating his magnificent power by creating us. It truly is amazing to think about God creating us out of nothing. He is so powerful to the point that he has created our very existence, yet he still wants to have a relationship with us!

Some of the most common lies used by the Devil are “You’re ugly, you’re a failure, you can never measure up, you were a mistake, you are not good enough ect.” They are extremely damaging to any Christians walk with Christ, yet the key to overcoming them can be found in these verses.

It’s no little thing when a baby is created. The step by step process of each baby’s birth starts with a miracle. Man could never replicate on their own what God does every day when a baby is conceived. Every single person in the past, present, and the future were individually formed by God himself, and as we learned in the verses before, he also has a plan for each and every one of them before they were even conceived. How could something with that much thought put into it by an almighty creator be ugly, a failure, not good enough, and worst of all, a mistake? The answer is clearly as follows. IT CAN’T! It’s this same type of thinking that has lead to depression, peer-pressure, and abortion. People need to wake up to the fact that it does not matter if you feel ugly or inadequate, the very frame of your existence was formed by an almighty loving God who has a plan for your life! Every storm and trial that the enemy tries to pull you down with is just another key factor to God’s plan for your life!

If you were told you were about to go to a fancy dinner party with the most famous most influential guest in the world, and then you were told that moments prior your wardrobe had been designed by the most sought after clothing/fashion designers in all the land, would you stop by the mirror before entering the dining room to make sure you looked presentable? No! It’s not only pointless; it would also be an offense to the fashion designers! The same goes for your appearance. So many people are worried about their appearance, and how they look, but if they just grasp the fact that they were created by God himself, then why need to worry so much? Are you that concerned with what other people think about you that you’re willing to offend God by questioning his handiwork? And as for what others think about you, my Pastor loves to quote this whenever he speaks on this subject. “You wouldn’t be so interested in what people thought of you if you realized how little they did.”

My hope and prayer for myself, and anyone who reads this, is as I meditate on these verses that I’ll stop thinking about how much thought people put into me, and start focusing on how much God has already put into creating me.