Saturday 24 January 2015

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Psalm 139:13-18 NIV
[13] For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. [14] I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. [15] My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. [16] Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. [17] How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! [18] 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you. …

Psalm 139 is beautiful, it reminds us that we are created by a wonderful God.  We are part of creation, part of his grand design for this world.  It also reminds us that God never leaves us, we cannot escape him.  Not even if we run to the farthest corner, God is there.

That is such a wonderful thing to remember when we feel burdened or  even at our wits end.  No matter how desperate our situation, we are never alone.

Some will say that if God really cared, we wouldn't have to face such difficulties, but that is the price of our free will, that is the price of evil having entered our world.

We are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made.  Let us walk hand in hand with the one who created us.

Sunday 18 January 2015

Speak Lord, your servant is listening

Today's Old Testament reading came from 1 Samuel 3:1-10.  It's the account of God calling the young boy, Samuel.   As a child, this always had a special meaning and I promised that if God ever called me, I would respond just like Samuel.

It is a profound experience to hear God's call.  It brings with it great responsibility to honour His Name and fulfil His purposes.  As a fully accredited local preacher, I have begun that journey God has mapped out for me, and I am sure there are a few more hurdles to climb before my ultimate purpose will be revealed.