You Are Not an Accident ~ Day 2

                                               I am your Creator.
                                                  You were in my
                                               care even before
                                                          Is 44:2A (CEV)


We were in God's plan long before we were born.  He planned us and we are alive because He wanted to create us.
                                      
                                              The Lord will fulfill His 
                                                       purpose for me
                                                                Ps 138:8A (NIV)

God deliberately prescribed our every detail ~ from our gender to our eye color ~ He knew what we were to look like before we were conceived.  He custom-made our bodies.  He not only designed our physical qualities, but He created our unique personalities and then He gave us our natural talents.

                                              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.
                                                                                       Ps 139:15 (NIV)

God made us for a specific reason.  I cannot stress that enough.  He decided when we were to be born and how long a lifespan we should have.  He decided what we should do with that life that He gave to us.  Nothing in our life is arbitrary.  God picked our parents; good or bad; to give us the right DNA ~ the DNA that God wanted us to have.  God's purpose took into account human error and sin.  Humans make mistake; but not God!  His design is perfect!  He has a reason for everything He creates and His motive for creating us was love.  He created the world for us.  He designed the environment with everything that we would need.

                                              He chose to give us birth
                                              through the word of truth,
                                              that we might be a kind of firstfruits
                                              of all He created.
                                                                                                          James 1:18 (NIV)

In other words, out of all of God's creations, we are the most valuable!  Isn't that exciting!

God's creation is made with exactness and precision, as it is scientist are learning.  This universe is suited for our existence.  It was designed "with life and mankind as its fundamental goal and purpose" (Dr. Michael Denton; "Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe").  God's word says the same thing in Isaiah 45:18.

Why did God do this; to create this glorious universe?  Because He is a God of love.  He made us so that He could love us.  The Bible says in 1Jn 4:8 that God is love; not God has love.  He is love!  His very essence is love!

I there were no God, we would be "accidents" ~ results of random chance in the universe.  Life would have no purpose without God.  There would be no right or wrong; good or evil.  Life would just be.  That's it.  But there is a God ~ a truly loving God who wants the best for us.  He designed us the way that He wanted us to be ~ for Him.

Point to Ponder:                I am not an accident.

Verse to Remember:        Isaiah 44:2

Question to Consider:     I know that God uniquely created me.  What areas of my personality, background, and physical appearance am I struggling to accept?