Day 2 - I am wonderfully made

I praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made,
Wonderful are thy works! - Psalm 139:14

Chris (my 12-year-old son) and I were on the road one day. In front, a truck blew a tire and careens across two lanes of traffic. One car was headed toward the truck. It looked like a terrible accident is not avoidable. But the car comes to a stop just in time.

Two hearts pounding while witnessing the scene.

“What a luck!”

“What a blessing, mummy.”

Yes, what a blessing.

“To feel blessed” is to acknowledge that the blessings come from God. And it leads to wonder “How is this God-sent happiness going to lead me and those around me to greater happiness?” It may not be ultimately about you. It’s about your fulfilling that purposes that God has for you.

I wonder how many of us feel at times that it was just fate, chance or luck that we are here. After all, we did not choose which family we were born into. We did not choose the colour of our skin. We did not decide how tall we should be. Our physical features, our personality are all not those of our choices.

Our Day 2 reading opens with “You are not an accident.” We are reminded that “we are wonderfully and fearfully made”. God lovingly and specifically designs us.

It’s good to be reminded that we, the unique one, the preconceived plan of God, are expressions of the love of God. Are we not going to take our eyes off of ourselves and see that we are not an accident? Are we not to come peace with how wonderfully we are designed? Are we not to live out the Designer’s purposes in our life?