If you take a good hard look at the world in which we live Psalm 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands begins to truly come to life.
From the complexity in which our universe exists (for you philosophy nuts out there talk to Dr. Caleb Clanton about the “Scientific Argument for the Existence of God”) to the black hole core of the Whirlpool Galaxy (check it out at hubblesite.org) to the molecular structure of the protein laminin it is amazing to see and hear creation declare the power and goodness of its creator.
And many of us especially those from a Christian worldview readily agree with and find great joy in knowing that as 1Timothy 4:4 points out everything God created is good. Yet let me ask you a question and be honest in your answer. Do you see or include yourself in this whole equation?
It’s one thing to say that the heavens have been made perfectly and purposefully that stars and galaxies and rainbows and proteins declare the existence and grandeur of God. But too often it is something else entirely to look in the mirror and say those very same things.
We’re not just talking about far out hypothetical things like “the heavens” anymore. We’re talking about bald heads and pooch bellies. We’re talking about crooked teeth and lazy eyes. We’re talking about body types scars heights weights waist to hip ratios and everything in between. We are talking about ourselves. We are talking about fully believing and proclaiming that we are good – each and every one of us each and every part of us.
Because if you believe in Psalm 19:1 then you also have to believe in Psalm 139:14: “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful I know that full well.”
Although we all know too many people who are madly in love with themselves most struggle with feeling good about how God made us let alone praising him for it. If we really think we are “wonderfully” made why are so many of us be imprisoned to eating disorders? Why do we starve ourselves throw up after eating or obsess over absurd diet schedules?
And if not to that extreme if we truly thought we were perfectly designed why would we beat ourselves up constantly because we don’t look a certain way? Why do we think or even say to ourselves that we are ugly that we aren’t as attractive as “so and so that we aren’t striking enough to catch someone’s eye? Why do we think we don’t bring anything desirable to the table, that we aren’t valuable, that only if I could get rid of this, or add that, or have bigger…
Why do we seek to constantly change or enhance or beautify something, if we truly believed that it is already perfectly and wonderfully made? Why? Because although we claim that God created everything gloriously, we really don’t believe it.
We must think that it is not only possible, but pretty common for God to make a mistake. That it is possible for something to be created that God didn’t exactly do his best work on. That words and phrases like oops” or “my bad” are part of God’s vocabulary. Although a lot of us think we got God’s leftovers or were made on one of his bad days nothing could be further from the truth. You are a miracle. You are incredibly special and unique and amazing. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Whether it’s the majesty of how your body works the inherent value that you possess the relationship that you share with your maker or the purpose for which you have been made you truly are wonderfully made. “The heavens” declare God’s beauty and so do you.