YOU ARE ONE OF GOD’S MASTERPIECES!
God visualized (imaged) you and me, all of mankind, with great detail and care for a purpose!
It is like an architect makes a blueprint of a project, carefully designing and very intentionally filling in all the details from beginning to end!
I was listening to Andrew Wommack discussing the importance of imagination. He told about how he had decided to build a deck on his house, and how he would sit for hours at the site and would visualize every detail until he had the design exactly as he wanted it so that he and his family could enjoy the deck for years to come! In his mind, he was able to enjoy it even before it was finished!
In a similar way, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, David describes how God created and formed man!
The Hebrew word for formed is “Yetser,” which means to skillfully fashion in detail and to form mentally!
Let us look at Psalms 139:13-14
David said: “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.”
I did a most informative word search on “fearfully and wonderfully” made because those are not words, we, in our today’s vernacular, generally use to describe something! FEARFULLY means: You were created with GOD’S INTENTION, with WORTH and FOR A PURPOSE! WONDERFULLY means: You are UNIQUE, SET APART and MARVELOUS and were created with RESPECT and INTEREST from God’s heart!
Does it get much better than that? Take a few minutes to feel how much God must have enjoyed putting you together!
The beautiful thing about David in this Psalm was that he took time to praise God for making him, and he also bragged on God’s handiwork (describing himself) because the above Scripture says: Your Works are Wonderful, and my Soul or Inner Man knows it well!
This is the same David that said to Goliath, the giant, who was daily harassing the armies of Israel and mocking them, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin, but I come to you in the Name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand and I will strike you and take your head from you!” And it came to pass just as he said!
Could part of David’s boldness, which was so needed in that battle, have been the underlying fact that he knew without a doubt God had created him for a wonderful purpose and he knew God plus him equaled a majority?
Do you need a bit more encouragement to sense how very special you are in God’s sight?
Ephesians 2:10. “For we are God’s own handiwork, His workmanship recreated in Christ Jesus, born anew that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us, that we should walk in them (living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live).” Isn’t it exciting to know we are purpose built?!
God handpicked us to become joint heirs with Jesus when he formed us, but he also gave us the choice to live as his Creation or to live as his Son or Daughter!
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms! Even as HE CHOSE US, (actually picked us out for Himself as His own) in Christ before the foundation of the world….” Ephesians 1:3-4 Amplified
He chose us! And, not only that, but Hebrews 12:2 also says: “For the joy set before him (Jesus), he endured the cross, disregarding the shame….” Do you know why? Because he saw ahead of time the people that would CHOOSE Him and who would not only be saved for all eternity but would bring Him joy through the activity of their lives!
I love how the Apostle Paul describes how he was set apart for the Lord’s purposes even before he was born.
Galatians 1:15 “But when God, who had set me apart before I was born and called me by his grace was pleased to reveal his Son IN ME so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.”
Paul, who then was called Saul, was a man on a mission to destroy the Church and Jesus’ followers prior to receiving Jesus into his life! Sounds also like he was a bit “gun shy” in the beginning of letting people know he had joined “the winning team!” What an incredible transformation accepting Jesus made in his life and those who subsequently believe his message!
Acts 9:1 describes how intentional he was for his cause prior to receiving Jesus!
“Meanwhile Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So, he went to the high priest. He requested letters addressed to the Synagogues asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem. As he was approaching Damascus on his mission, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” Who are you, Lord? Saul asked. “I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting!”
This is so important because it was Jesus’ followers who were being persecuted and harassed but Jesus asked Saul the question, “Why are you persecuting Me”
This further reveals the fact that when we are born again or born from above, Jesus comes to live inside of us and when people harass or persecute His people, He is saying it is He, himself, that is being persecuted.
Just as Paul said in the above Scripture, God had a set time for His purposes to be fulfilled in Paul’s life and to reveal Himself “IN” Paul. Of course, Paul had the choice to say “yes” or “no” as everyone does!
The beautiful thing for us to think about is the fact that no one is an accident! God clearly, intricately, purposefully, and uniquely formed man in His image and His likeness! Literally, each person is “His Work of Art that God desires to reveal Himself through.
Isaiah 44:24 “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb, I am the Lord who made all things.”
Final Thought:
Just as David brought so much joy and glory to God by understanding He was wonderfully and intentionally created by God for a special purpose, let us be mindful and prayerful to become everything God created us to be in Jesus’ Name! Amen
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