The Bible reads in Psalm 139:13-14, " For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well."
What a contrast to the view of many so called intellectuals and academicians who tell us that no one created us, we are simply a matter of random happenings. We are here with no plan, no purpose and no reason for being alive. These words remind us that God creates and sustains each of us and though we are so varied and so many individuals, God knows and is concerned about every one of us, even those who deny Him. There are some things that are true because of God's creating us and His care for us and we will do well to remember them each day.
One is that we are created in the image of God. Thus, we have the capacity to know and to worship our Creator. God formed Adam from the ground and then breathed into him and he became a living soul. Why did He create us? It is that we may know Him and have relationship with Him forever. We can start each day by taking a few minutes or so to pray, read the Bible, and to thank Him for a new day with new opportunities. He will meet us and we will grow in the knowledge of who He is.
Second is that God has a plan of wisdom for each of us. The wisdom that is missing from our society today is the wisdom from above, from God. The Bible is full of encouragements to learn the wisdom that comes from Him, through reading scripture, prayer, learning the truths of the christian faith by being part of a Gospel believing church. God tells us if we need wisdom or lack it, we can ask and He will abundantly supply it for us. Sometimes it's hard to ask for wisdom because we think it to be a sign of weakness or something. But rather than being weak it is a sign of wisdom already, that we recognize not only our need, but also that God is the source of wisdom and we show great faith by asking Him for guidance and insight.
Thirdly, He holds out hope to every person everywhere. In our day when so many have a sense of hopelessness, this is a very precious truth to learn. If we live simply because of a random accident, then why have hope? If God didn't create the world or us, why bother to do anything right? Why care for our brother? Why not do what ever seems to be for my benefit only and forget about anyone else's concerns or situation. There is no reason to do good, to be considerate of others, to cultivate a sense of any type of morality. We just do what we want to do, the best way we we can for the brief number of years we have, and when death comes it all ends. That's it. There is no reason for anyone to care that we were ever here at all. That is a hope robbing result of the evolutionary view of the world and of ourselves.
But God offers hope through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. He said, " I am the way, and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." Your soul knows very well that God is there. Jesus is your path to salvation, hope, purpose and security. Make your decision to believe in Him for the forgiveness of sins, and you will start a life that is far from random. Rather, it is a life filled with purpose and hope. You'll find that your reason to live is the same reason that God created you. You are not an afterthought, He created you deliberately and loves you intentionally. Nothing random about that.
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