Lovingly Planned Beforehand
You were never hidden from God. Earlier in Psalm 139:7-10 we learned that God is everywhere and even if you tried, there is no place you could go to get away from Him. In verses 11-12 we saw that with God you are not alone in your darkness, because even in the darkness, He is there with you bringing His light into that place. And even in the darkness of the womb, He could SEE you. Let’s look at Psalms 139: 15-16 New International Version:
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in Your book
before one of them came to be.
In the secret place of your mother’s womb, only God’s eyes saw your unformed substance, the body and personality He was forming for you, making you “you”. He could “see” H7200 you; the word “see” here means He “beheld, gazed upon, perceived, considered and enjoyed” you. It’s the same exact word used throughout Genesis as God was creating our world and in Genesis 1:31 New American Standard Bible (italics mine) where it says:
God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
He saw His beautiful creation, then pronounced it very good. He saw you in your mother’s womb and enjoyed His handiwork, you, as He formed you. And you were “woven together” H7551 which means “curiously wrought, worker in colors, skillfully woven, embroidered, needlework” (this is a different word than is used in verse 13 for weave). Have you ever embroidered anything? I have. Embroidery is delicate and intricate work. Each embroidery piece has a detailed pattern that must be followed exactly. Each stitch forms the design. This same word “woven together” is also used throughout Exodus 26-39 for the intricate fine twined needlework in blue, purple, scarlet that was used in the Tabernacle. Just as God had a detailed plan for the colorful tapestries in the Tabernacle, He had a detailed plan as He wove you in your mother’s womb.
And before you even had one day outside the womb, He planned all your days. The days were in fact “ordained” for you. “Ordained” H3335 means “to mould into a form, especially as a potter, to determine, to fashion, to purpose.” Yes, your days on earth were planned for you with a purpose. In fact, your days on earth are so important to Him, that He wrote them down in His book even before you saw your first day!
There’s more! He even set things up for you, so you could do good works. Ephesians 2:10 NASB says:
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
You are His workmanship, His creation, His woven and embroidered multi colored beautiful well planned handiwork. And not only did He ordain your days, He even prepared the good works for you to do ahead of time. All you have to do is walk in them. What a wonderful caring Father! Just like a mom and dad prepare excitiedly for their new baby, so your Father planned ahead for you. Can you see that all this planning-planning your form, planning your days, planning your good works-makes it clear that He was really excited for you to be here!
So mom’s please don’t forget that
HE LOVED YOU SO MUCH THAT HE PLANNED AHEAD FOR YOU!
In His Love,
Suzanne
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