Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
A Devotion from Donna Schlachter
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Read: Psalm 139:14 NASB
“I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.”
It can be very easy to let the
things of life get us down. There is not one of us who
hasn’t had a heartache, a friend who stopped calling, a shortage in our bank account, a call from a doctor that we weren’t expecting.
hasn’t had a heartache, a friend who stopped calling, a shortage in our bank account, a call from a doctor that we weren’t expecting.
Living in this world, as Jesus
promised us, would bring troubles.
The difference is in our
response.
When we choose to see things
through God’s eyes, we choose to see the good that comes from the bad. In the
Old Testament, Joseph has his whole life ahead of him, and suddenly, it is all
gone. And yet he lives through it, choosing to make the best of a bad situation.
And in the end, he even tells his brothers that what they intended for bad, God
turned to good.
And he was right. His brothers’
selfish response to God’s plan did not change God’s plan. Just as Joseph’s
dream had prophesied when he was a child, he would be the saving of his family,
and they would serve him.
Most of us are not faced with
our siblings kidnaping us and throwing us in a pit. Although it might feel like
that, when they won’t talk to us or they tell lies about us. Most of us are not
thrown in prison for doing the right thing, but we still manage to build our
own prisons out of bricks made up of offenses, hurts, and fears.
And even if we are in a pit or a
prison, we can still choose to make the best of it. Joseph did. Paul and Silas
did, when they were thrown into prison. They sang and praised, and the doors
flew open. And someone met Jesus that same night, and his family with him.
We don’t know when our next
trial will be the saving moment for someone else. We don’t know when our
example of climbing out of the pit will be what another needs to climb out of
their own pit. And we don’t know when we escape from our prison who we might
take along with us.
God has made each of us for a
specific plan. He didn’t make any mistakes – you are who you are supposed to be.
He didn’t make any bad choices for you – and He won’t let you perish. You are
fearfully and wonderfully made in His image, for His plan, for His purpose.
And that your soul knows very
well. Now tell your heart and your mind, and let the wonder of the Creator of
the Universe permeate your very being. Allow Him to do with Him what He wills.
Prayer: Dear Lord, I’m sorry that I’ve
sometimes let my circumstances get me down. Show me what You think of me,
remind me that I am a part of Your plan. And help me to show others Your
presence every day. Amen.
About Donna:
Donna lives in Denver with husband Patrick, her first-line
editor and biggest fan. She writes historical suspense under her own name, and
contemporary suspense under her alter ego of Leeann Betts. She is a hybrid
author who has published a number of books. She is a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers, Sisters In Crime, and Writers on the Rock;
facilitates a local critique group, and teaches writing classes and courses.
Donna is also a ghostwriter and editor of fiction and non-fiction, and judges
in a number of writing contests. She loves history and research, and travels
extensively for both. Donna is proud to be represented by Terrie Wolf of AKA
Literary Management.
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Thanks for sharing this very timely devotional, Donna.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting me, Peggy.
DeleteThanks you for sharing. Such a beautiful and certainly timely devotion.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sherry, for joining us.
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