Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

January 21, 2018-Sunday-#596 Daily Bible Reading and Meditation- Psalm 139 KJV

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 

[1] O Lord , thou hast searched me, and known me . 

[2] Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 

[3] Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 

[4] For there is not a word in my tongue, but , lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether. 

[7] Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 

[8] If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there . 

[9] If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 

[10] Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 

[11] If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 

[14] I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 

[17] How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 

[23] Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 

[24] And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Words to ponder for today: 

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

A commentary:

“One of the greatest truths in life which we all know, but which we all must come to learn, is that there is no escape from God. Like fugitives, we may run, but we cannot ultimately hide from the God who penetrates even the darkness with the gaze of His light. If we manage to dodge Him in this life, we must still stand exposed before Him on that fearful day of judgment. There is no place to hide from God.

Happily, once we give up our flight and allow ourselves to be found by this relentless “Hound of Heaven” (as Francis Thompson described Him in his poem), we discover that His intention is not to harm but to bless us. He formed us even in our mother’s womb for His purpose and ordained all of our days before we ever saw the light of day. With David we must exclaim, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!” (v. 17).

In coming to know Him, we come to know ourselves. In the blinding light of His holiness, we recognize instantly the desperate need we have for inner purity. Since we cannot escape from this all-knowing, all-present, all-wise Creator, we cannot escape from the need for holiness. That is the message of the beautifully-crafted Psalm 139. It’s not a generic psalm; it’s intensely personal, between David and God (note the frequent “I” & “me”). Thus I want to express its main message and points in the first person singular:

Since I cannot escape from God, I must commit myself to holiness.”

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To whom I shall run to aside from GOD?

Who shall depend me from the judgement I am about to receive from GOD, but the LORD and Him alone?

Who is able to cover me in my mother’s womb and keep me till the last breath I take, in this life but GOD and GOD alone?

Nothing but my Maker. The GOD of heavens and earth. The Heavenly Father Of My LORD and Savior JESUS CHRIST. 

HE knows everything about me, you and everybody in this world. For we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Let this also be our prayer:

 [23] Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 

[24] And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

For there is none other to lead us into way everlasting but the GOD who made us the way we are. It is only the Maker who knows everything about His creation. 

And since we know who had made us, and that we cannot hide anything from GOD, let us then be admonished by this words:

Jude 1:20-25 KJV

[20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 

[21] Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 

[22] And of some have compassion, making a difference: 

[23] And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 

[24] Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 

[25] To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Have a blessed day ahead!

Psalm 139:1-24 KJV

[1] O Lord , thou hast searched me, and known me . [2] Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. [3] Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. [4] For there is not a word in my tongue, but , lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether. [5] Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. [6] Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. [7] Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? [8] If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there . [9] If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; [10] Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. [11] If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. [12] Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee . [13] For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. [14] I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. [15] My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. [16] Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. [17] How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! [18] If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. [19] Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. [20] For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. [21] Do not I hate them, O Lord , that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? [22] I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. [23] Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: [24] And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.