The world would have you to believe you just happened – an accident even – no God of creation, no plan for our lives, just something that crawled out of the slime pit of evolution.

King David knew differently. As he wrote Psalm 139 under the inspiration of the awesome supreme God, he gave us a glimpse of the love that went into our own creation.

Please click on this link Psalm 139:13-16 and read the passage. I would include the text, but I must be careful not to quote too many passages directly or I will be in violation of copyright laws. You may choose your translation or read it in several translations, but don’t skip reading it. These are some powerful verses about who we are and how important we are to God.

Several translations poetically refer to God’s “knitting” our bodies together in our mother’s womb. They all describe the process as a fearful yet wonderful creation. Even though our bodies are made in the darkness of our mother’s wombs, God can see it as it happens. Not only that, God also sees the days of our lives before we are born.

I love the entire chapter of Psalm 139 and encourage you to read it all. It is about how God watches over us. We can not escape his love.

Father God, thank you for loving me so completely. Thank you for watching over me, even in my foolishness, yet still loving me and drawing me back to yourself. Thank you that you didn’t let us turn out like accidents, but that you had a glorious plan that is still unfolding day by day. Help us to reach others with the truth of your love that they too may love you.

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