For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. - Psalm 139:13
You're Complicated.
You probably guessed that. You may have even been told that a few times by a frustrated friend, co-worker, or family member. You may not have realized, though, just how complex you really are.
According to National Geographic, the average human body contains thirty trillion cells. 1. Each individual genome, or set of instructions for the development and operation of one person, contains approximately three billion base pairs of the chemical code that comprise our DNA, attached to twenty-three pairs of chromosomes. 2. This chemical code determines our sex, what we will look like, and much more. That's why it's called the master blueprint of the body. 3.
There is, in fact, nothing simple about the "simple cell." Each individual cell in your body is a finely-tuned factory working closely with the other cells of the body to sustain your life. You are not generally aware of the incredible processes of the systems keeping you alive, but you know when something isn't working correctly. The body strives to stay at a pre-set "normal," a state known as homeostasis, and even a small change in those processes can threaten your health or your life.
All that, and you're just one person.
On a planet filled with over eight billion people, it's easy to feel inconsequential. It's even easier to see others as inconsequential, especially if their lives don't meet society's expectations or they become inconvenient. The aged, the weak, the disabled, the unplanned, seem expendable from that perspective. What's one damaged life out of so many?
What's one broken thread in the fabric of God's plan for mankind?
Only everything. Just as every thread is needed to complete a work of art by a master weaver, so every life holds an important place in His plan for the world that is and the world to come.
Complexity points to a designer. A piece of art proves the existence of an artist. We all know that an intricately woven fabric is not made by dumping a bunch of thread on a loom. Someone must create it.
You're part of a grand design.
You and I are living threads in the hands of a Creator immense in power, limitless in imagination, and exquisite in the care with which He fashions His world. The skill with which He wove you in the womb, in all its unfathomable precision, pales beside the magnitude of the loom upon which He crafts history's story.
Not only are you a vital part of that plan, so is every other human. Our job is not to decide the value of others on this earth, but to respect every person's value before God. Only He knows which threads will display the bold, royal colors of the kingdom, and which will carry the softer shades of grace. All are needed to complete the heavenly canvas upon which His story is revealed.
You matter. So does the homeless man on the corner, the baby with Down's Syndrome, and the elderly woman with Alzheimer's. May God forgive us for thinking we can choose the design for Him, for believing we know best.
My bones were not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, when I was being skillfully woven in an underground workshop.
- Psalm 139:15 (GOD'S WORD Translation)
2.https://www.genome.gov/11006943/human-genome-project-completion-frequently-asked-questions/
3.http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/dna5.htm
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