I recently got the opportunity to take a short vacation to travel and see both my parents and my wife's parents. During part of this trip we were staying at a campground and got the chance to simply see the beauty of what God had created. Through the bugs and heat we were still able to see that which God created. We can look around and see the grandeur of the trees and hills. The majesty of a bird in flight. The power of flowing water. The immensity of a storm. And at all of these things we tend to marvel. But have you considered the marvel that is you?
God spoke the world into existence, and the pinnacle of His creative action was the creation of mankind. The psalmist personalizes this when he recognizes that He is fearfully and wonderfully made. But he goes a step further to recognize that when God works at something there is nothing wrong with it or bad about it. Puts my receding hairline into perspective. Puts those age spots and even gray hairs into perspective. (I never thought it fair to go bald and gray simultaneously)
We tend to think of ourselves and find the things wrong with us. Do this long enough and we begin to question our value. This is as contrary to Scripture as pride is! We are to seek and find our value in our position as a creation of God. We are to recognize that God does not make mistakes and that if we are here we are a creation of the Heavenly Father who loves us enough to make us for His honor and glory. It is not that it is all about us, but it is about giving thanks to a Creator who cared enough to make us special.
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