For you [Lord] created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14 New International Version
The word in Hebrew is yārē, It is translated fearfully but isn’t about being scared but rather about being in the presence of what is sacred. This type of “fear” is like the sense of awe or astonishment that overcomes us in a magnificent cathedral, staring out over a great range of mountains at sunrise or when holding a newborn.
“Fearfully made” means there is a mysterious awesomeness about calling an individual into being. We aren’t cranked out on a human conveyer belt in God’s great soul factory. Each of us is “crafted” by God in His image but also specifically designed to be who we are, to fulfill the purpose God has planned for us.
“Wonderfully made,” translated from the Hebrew word pālâ reinforces the notion of our individual craftsmanship and purpose. This phrase means we are created “distinct,” “set apart,” or “distinguished from other creations.”
The first thing to understand about this is our distinction from all other created beings. Humans are the climax of God’s creation. We are set apart from all elements, vegetation, animal life, an even from the angels. God’s love for humans and His redemptive involvement in our story is unique in all creation.
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So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27 (NIV)
Imago Dei – Image of God
Thus, humans reflect God’s divine nature in their ability to achieve the unique characteristics with which they have been endowed. These unique qualities make humans different than all other creatures: rational understanding, creative liberty, the capacity for self-actualization, and the potential for self-transcendence.
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And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
As it is written:
“They have freely scattered their gifts to
the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:8-11 (NIV)
God loves you just the way you are…
but too much to leave you that way.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:8-10 (NIV)
I Am Enough! You Are Enough!
We Are Enough!
Do you believe that with Jesus, you are enough?
Because you are! You are!