PROMISE 31 – FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE

PROMISE 31 – FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE

For YOU formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.—Psalm 139:13-14
Unquestionably, Psalm 139 is one of David’s most beautiful psalms—a masterpiece of God-inspired truth. It celebrates God’s involvement in the formation, both naturally and spiritually, of a child in the womb. This unique passage is a declaration of God’s watchfulness over all His chosen ones who are yet to be born. Since God’s people normally dedicate their children to God even prior to birth, the promises in this psalm apply to them even more powerfully.
In the passage above, David claimed that the Most High actually formed his “inward parts.”That could be referring to the organs of the body that are hidden from view or to the soul and spirit (the human personality and spiritual capacity of an individual). It’s probably referring to both. So one of God’s “marvelous works” is the implanting of a predetermined personality that must be perfected and potential spirituality that must be awakened in a child that is yet to be born. As parents we are called to assist in this process.
In a subsequent verse David made another profound declaration, saying, “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them”(v. 16). So apparently there is a providential plan in our children’s lives that unfolds like a huge red carpet, stretching all the way from eternity past to eternity future. According to 2 Timothy 1:9, God has given His people a “purpose and grace…in Christ” before the world began. We should declare this promise over our children, that they are truly part of a divine plan and that God will give them sufficient grace to fulfill their part. Contemplating these truths should cause us to conclude, as David did, that “such knowledge is too wonderful” (v. 6)
PRAYER DECLARATION
Lord God, I I believe that my child has been “fearfully and wonderfully made.” I confess that Your hand covered Josh in the womb and that Your hand will cover him all the days of his life. I believe that You have formed my child’s “inward parts” (the potential personality and inner, spiritual capacity). I rest in this truth and pray that You will continue to involve Yourself in the soulish and spiritual development of my child, just as You involved Yourself in his/her physical development in the womb. Finally, I confess that the future of my child is not up to chance; You have a plan for Josh. I praise You for causing it to unfold perfectly according to Your pleasure and predetermined purpose. Such knowledge is so wonderful; it moves my heart to worship You. O Lord of the past, present, and future. I declare victory in advance. In the name of Jesus, amen (LET IT BE SO)!