Tag: formed in the womb
The Marvelous God Who Formed Us
Scripture reading for September 23: Psalm 139:13-18 “For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I could count them, they are more than the sand. I awake and I am still with You.”
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
King David wrote this psalm in honor and worship of the God Who had formed him in his mother’s womb. David acknowledged that he was fearfully and wonderfully made. God did not make junk! Although man could not see or know the forming process, God saw to each detail and He alone is in charge of the secret process of forming an eternal soul with a human body.
Not only did God form each person, but He also planned and ordered the days of our existence on earth before we were even born! God has carefully thought about each person and has plans for their lives and where they live. In fact, David notes that if we could count God’s thoughts about us, they would outnumber the sand grains of the earth!
The Apostle Paul, writing to the Ephesians, repeated the same thought as he told the church that all believers are God’s ‘workmanship’. The Master Creator also does amazing new creation when we repent and believe on Jesus Christ. God has good works for each believer. They simply walk in them as they follow Jesus. Our amazing Lord will finish the work He has begun in us.
Prayer: Father God, thank You for the amazing workmanship in giving us new life through faith in Jesus Christ. Lead me each day to complete the works that You have prepared for me. May my thoughts line up with Your thoughts about me. Amen.
Thankful for God’s Assignments!
Scripture reading for November 15th: Acts 20-23
Key Scriptures: Acts 22:6-10 “”About noon as I (Paul) came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, “Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute Me?’ “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of Him who was speaking to me. “”What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked? “‘Get up’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.'”
Paul shared his testimony of his own personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Paul was on his way to Damascus with warrants to arrest followers of Jesus. Jesus confronted him, and Paul was struck with blindness from the light of Christ’s glory. Paul was told to go into Damascus and there he would be told what God had assigned him to do! After his healing and conversion, Paul had his work laid out for him! God has plans for all His people!
God’s amazing plans: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am only a child.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you.” (Jeremiah 1:4-8)