Today’s Reading: Psalms 131 & 139
As the great singer, Louis Armstrong, once sang, ♫“I
see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom for me and you. And I think
to myself, what a wonderful world.” ♫ It is a wonderful world God has made. Even He thinks so! (See Genesis
1:31) As He stepped back from His acts of creation, He saw everything He had
made, and behold, it was very good. Our God finished His creative work by
taking delight in it – He saw all that He had made – and behold, it was wonderful
in every way.
Think about how wonderfully made you are. Much like
your Creator, you are a triune being – made of body, soul, and spirit. Your body is, of course, the physical
part of you designed by God to interact with the “very good” environment He
created. It is your human anatomy made up of several very complex and
ingeniously designed systems: skeletal, muscular, circulatory, digestive, respiratory,
and reproductive systems all controlled and maintained by your unmatched brain
and nervous system. Every human
being – all tissues, body parts, and the organ systems are made up of billions
of cells - the fundamental unit of life. Your body is truly fearfully and
wonderfully made. And I think to myself…
Your soul is comprised of your consciousness,
mind, emotions, and will. Your soul is mysteriously able to perceive and
understand things in the intellectual or psychological world. Your soul is your personality, who you
are. With your soul you think, reason, consider, remember, and wonder. You
experience emotions like happiness, love, sorrow, anger, relief, and
compassion. And you’re able to resolve, choose, and make decisions. With your
soul, you are able to communicate and interact with other human beings. Your
soul is indeed fearfully and wonderfully made. And I think to myself…
Your spirit is the deepest part of who you are. It is the invisible life force, wind, or
breath found in all living human beings. By means of this innermost part, you are able to contact God
and have fellowship with Him in the spiritual realm. The spirit is the part of you that
covers matters like faith, trust, worship and so on. The spirit is seen as the
innermost part of your being. It is enveloped by your soul, which in turn is
enveloped by your body. It’s in your spirit that
you find meaning and purpose in life. Your spirit is also fearfully and
wonderfully made.
And I think
to myself, what a wonderful God who made such a wonderful world!
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