“You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:13
Every year, our town has a large Christmas Parade. When my kids were growing up, they belonged to differing organizations, and therefore marched in the annual event. This year my granddaughter was part of it, so the family headed downtown… along with thousands of other people. I saw a lot of people I knew. “Hi K.C.,” they would say. “How are you?” But NO one called me ‘Billy!’
It wasn’t for a couple days that I caught that thought, but since it was different and out of the blue, I had to consider it from God. Turning the idea around in my head, It was like He was saying, “think about it!” So I did.
As earth ramps up to 8 billion people on this spinning, blue ball, I discovered that almost a billion more folks squeezed in over the last 8 years! Earth’s population has more than doubled, just in my lifetime alone! And yet… no one has EVER called me Billy! Most every human is born with 2 eyes, 2 ears, a nose and a mouth. And yet, with so few categories, there are no 2 exact matches on the earth. Even among identical twins! That means YOU and I are UNIQUE!
How do YOU look? I have been told I look ‘LIKE’ someone else… a couple times like Kevin Bacon! That you disagree simply proves the point. I don’t have his fame or money, the look is WAY off and NO one has EVER called me Kevin! Because that is NOT who I am! So just what was is God was trying to teach me? I think I got it!
My dad had a parting statement he liked to use when talking with most people… and family in particular. “You are Special,” he would say. And he meant it! He got it from this verse in the Bible and threw it around like free candy. Why? Because most people don’t typically see themselves that way and therefore, need a reminder. If you have a bad image of yourself, God begs to differ!
You are you and I am me… and each one of us were created SPECIFICALLY and eSPECIALly for Him. NO one is like anyone else on this planet. YOU cannot be replaced, erased or displaced by any other human being. You are uniquely special because THAT is how God created you. To get a grasp of that concept is not braggadocios. It is life fulfilling. He made me to be inhabited for Himself. I am fearfully and wonderfully made! And so are YOU!
Why am I here? What is my purpose? What does God want from me? These questions can ONLY be answered when asked of the one who made us. Only HE knows the answers. So why not run to Him, hop in His lap and spend a little bit of time asking! He knows you better than ANYONE…and I can promise… He will NEVER call you Billy! Unless that is your name!
