I started out today, planning on including one of my Mom's journal entries...may still do that, time permitting, but God.....God had another direction for today's entry.
My last penning was on me (and you too!) being HIS workmanship....and God don't make no junk, right? Each one of us is precious to Him. Honored and created for His glory and pleasure.
Today, I went to my "31 Days of Praise" book before I started. I wanted to open my morning God time with praise and worship. (always a good idea, right....He is soooooo worthy). And today's entry was on.....yup, you guessed it, being HIS workmanship....fearfully and wonderfully made creations that He designed to HIS specifications, for HIS purposes.
Now, these little daily readings from this book are almost entirely based on Scripture, so when I read or recite these words, I am reading or speaking Scriptural truths put in a practical way.
Listen to the words written by authors Ruth and Warren Myers: "I give thanks to You, O Lord, and I stand in awe of You, for I am wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works! Thank You that You uniquely designed and created me with the same care and precision You used in creating the universe....that You formed me in love exactly to Your specifications...that You embroidered me with great skill in my mother's womb." This is based on Psalm 139:13-16
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed and in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.
From The Myers: "It's wonderful to know that You are not the least bit dissatisfied with my inborn talents, intelligence, aptitudes, appearance and personality, for Your hands have made and fashioned me. I am one of Your original masterpieces!"
This was taken from Psalm 119:73
Your hands have made me and fashioned me, give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
God doesn't want me or you to go around feeling bad about ourselves, day in, day out. In some ways, I wonder if it isn't a little bit insulting to Him to do so. I mean, He created me, so He must be happy with what He made. I know that I do not always make choices that please Him, but me as a person....He obviously thinks that is pretty special!! I was laughing with a friend the other day....the subject came up of how God designed each of us for a reason, with certain abilities and aptitudes that when fit together with the abilities and aptitudes of others, fulfill His purposes and plans here on earth. I was saying how, God gave me the talent of cleaning poop from kitty litter....guess that beautiful soprano voice wasn't meant for me!! LOL Seriously, though, I am thrilled with the gift He gave me to love and care for animals....I wouldn't have it any other way!
Bookended between these 2 visits on workmanship (remember the theme has carried over the past week or so) was a beautiful song..."He Knows My Name" by Francesca Battistelli. And it is an awesome song to take into our hearts...to remember, He loves and adores each one of us, His marvelous, imperfect, headstrong, chosen, wayward, forgiven children.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
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