"DNA"

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. (Psalm 139:13-15 NLT).

The illustration at left is a cross-sectional view of our DNA! Looks a lot like a grand stained glass window, doesn’t it? Recently, as I was reading The Grand Weaver, by Ravi Zacharias (which I highly recommend), he mentioned the design of God in our lives and referenced this picture. I had to see it for myself! It is truly incredible to think of how intricately planned and designed each of us are in the mind of God. And, everyone has a different DNA. Their stained glass window will unique to them alone. Certainly the psalmist recognized that truth in our reading today. We are “wonderfully complex.” The question rises, “What difference does that make?” Well, I can think of at least two important things.

1. First, it means that we are not an accident in creation. We are an intentional act of God. Think of it. When God decided to form me, he foreordained every detail of my physical, intellectual, and emotional makeup. Mary compliments me by saying that I really don’t have gray hair. “It’s more silver,” she says. That’s her way of saying that she likes it and it’s attractive. Personally I just think it makes me look old; but, if she likes it, I’m in! The point is that God decided it would be that color as I aged. Of course I can chemically alter that color and there’s nothing wrong with that. But, take it to a deeper level. Since we are not an accident, God has a design and purpose in mind for every detail of our life. That’s a great comfort for me as I face the inevitable difficulties of aging. God has a use for that too!

2. Second, it means I am vital to God’s plan and purpose. If I were not important, then why create me in the first place? That brings hope and encouragement to me. I know that physical illness and infirmity are not a part of God’s ultimate plan. He intended for us to be eternal beings just as He is, but through sin, death and decay has taken its toll. However, death and decay are not the end. God has seen to that as well in His plan. As Zacharias says, “It brings order out of chaos.”

This is the God I can trust with all that I am and hope to be. This is the measure of His grace. The next time you compare yourself to someone else, in any area, physically, intellectually, or emotionally, remember that you are VERY special in God’s plan and purpose. It’s in your DNA! He has made you wonderful! Never doubt it for a moment!