Day 18: The Grand Designer

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Psalm 139

“For You formed my inward parts;

You wove me in my mother’s womb.

I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works,

And my soul knows it very well.

My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret,

And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;

And in Your book were all written

The days that were ordained for me,

When as yet there was not one of them.”

For years I did not fully appreciate how God had created me, but in my thirties I was finally able to count as blessings all of my less-than-perfect physical attributes, and to even thank the Lord for the way I was fearfully and wonderfully made. The Grand Designer chose my eye, hair, and skin color; He chose my gender and size and frame. From the inside out He knitted me together to be the exact human being He desired me to be—all for His purposes—created and chosen to be His. My imperfections were created by a perfect God Who has never made a mistake with in how He has created us. No matter the many flaws, inside and out, how can I not thank my heavenly Father for the blessing of creating me the way He ordained?

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Tomorrow is the official day set aside as Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. This year’s March for Life on January 24 marks fifty-two years of holding to this tradition when tens of thousands of folks are willing to brave the cold—and even snow—to take a stand and march for the lives of the unborn. Many will undoubtedly speak of the hope that was finally realized with the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision being reversed two years ago. Even still, the lives of the unborn are threatened and need to be protected.

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Each precious life, as an “unformed substance,” is seen by a holy God, and every day is ordained for them, with a specific plan and purpose. The Lord bestows His blessing on every created life before they are even born! There may be some who are uncertain and even fearful about bringing a child into today’s world. God’s blessed plan hasn’t changed through the ages…each human being is created by God’s will, His magnificent purpose, divine design, and glorious grace! Let us thank Him for creating us for His pleasure and purpose and make the commitment to live for His praise!

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Dear heavenly Father, we praise You that You are the Grand Designer, that each one of us is fearfully and wonderfully made by You for your specific purposes. Forgive us, Lord, when we question Your design and complain about the things we don’t like. More importantly, dear God, forgive us, we pray, for thinking and even acting upon the assumption that each human life is not precious to You, that we have the choice to destroy Your creation. How grieved you must be, O Father. Have mercy on us, we beg. In the Holy name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

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