God's Handiwork

Scripture: "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ((Psalm 139: 13-14)

I have a new appreciation for how God put us together. We could have all ended up with trunks on our faces like elephants, feet like ducks, or eyes on either side of our heads like a fish.

I discovered this new appreciation when I was using Super Glue this evening and in all my wisdom, (yes, that's sarcasm) it ended up all over my fingers. Fortunately, I knew well enough NOT to put my fingers together! So now I have this dry film on my fingers and it feels funny. While picking up the tiny cap to the glue with my stiff fingertips, it proved to be difficult because I have no "traction"!

I then realized ... if we didn't have fingerprints, we wouldn't have traction! God paid attention to the tiniest details when he created us, and so much of it we don't even think about. If we didn't feel pain, we would really injure ourselves! We have taste buds to enjoy food, and to warn us of danger if we eat something that could harm us. When we have a small wound, our bodies function in such a way that stops the bleeding automatically.

I marvel at God's handiwork; the human body. Even our insides are an amazing piece of work! Our organs are placed just so. We don't think about it when we are healthy, but should anything go wrong, appendicitis, stomach ache, heart palpitations, and suddenly we appreciate how everything works correctly. I never thought about fingerprints creating traction to pick up items easier. Praise God for fingers and opposable thumbs! How different life would be if our hands resembled catchers' mitts.

We have immune systems to fight off sickness, red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues around the body. We have so many cells in our bodies doing all kinds of different functions, I can't even begin to list them. But each one is important to keeping us healthy and alive. I don't know how anyone could believe that humans were created by accident, luck of the draw, in a big explosion, and boom, here we are. I once heard someone say something to the effect of: "Believing in the likelihood that humans were created in an explosion is akin to believing a junk yard explosion could result in the formation of an airplane."

God is truly amazing. The human body, trees, the ocean, roses, rain, the sun and moon. He created them all and we can't help but to bask in His wonder.

Prayer request: That we can all begin to look around with eyes of wonder at what God has created and be thankful for the vision he has given us as well as the beauty He has placed before us.

Prayer: Lord, forgive us for all we take for granted in our lives. Help us to look at our surroundings with new eyes filled with awe and a thankfulness in our hearts for Your creation. Thank You for awesome cloud formations, budding flowers, colorful leaves, the roar of the ocean, and the sound of thunder. Help us to appreciate You all the more each time we see or hear something that takes our breath away. Amen!