I
knit you together
in your mother's womb.
Psalm
139:13
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother?s womb.
(NIV Bible)
When
I read this verse, my mind wanders off to a Victorian
style living room, softly lit by a crackling fire. There
is a grandmother in this room, gently rocking back and
forth in her maple rocking chair as she knits a sweater
for a beloved grandchild. I can see the expression on
her face, as all her love is, for this moment focused
on this new creation.
In
her mind, she can picture how the sweater will look when
it is finished, and the joy that it will bring to her
grandchild's heart. With anticipation, she continues to
knit one, pearl two, knit one, pearl two as the sweater
begins take the form that she always imagined it to be.
This project is not work for her, for it brings much joy
to her soul and delight to her heart because each stitch
is filled with love.
Now
for a moment, think about how God knit you together in
your mother's womb. Our Father uses such a tender illustration
of how He lovingly, and carefully created our being. He
could have blasted us together, or snapped His fingers
and we would have appeared, but He chose a more delicate
process in which He could be intimately involved as He
formed us in our mothers womb...knit one, pearl two, knit
one, pearl two.
Stitch
by stitch, loop by loop, each one of our parts was delicately
and carefully crafted by Almighty God. Your life is not
the product of an impersonal evolution, but the result
of a loving Father, who planned your creation before the
foundations of the world, and took the time to knit you
together in your mother's womb. You are a masterpiece,
and your very existence brings much joy to your Father's
heart.
PRAYER
Father I thank You for creating my inmost being. I know
each strand of my DNA was fashioned by You, stitch by
stitch, loop by loop, with a love that called me to life.
I was created in love, and for love. And in my heart,
I want to express my love back to you for being such a
wonderful Father to me that You would knit me together
in my mother's womb. In the name of Your beloved Son Jesus,
I pray. AMEN.
