Three-in-One: The Relational Godનમૂનો

God's Children (2)

Wonderfully Complex

After Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my shepherd ... "), Psalm 139 is one of David’s most beloved and well-known poems, so you might recognize certain words and phrases as you read through it. The words flow out of David’s own personal understanding and experiences of God. Though he wrote thousands of years ago, David’s ideas are timeless. That’s the power of poetry: it communicates truth beyond a specific time and place.

The lyrics in Psalm 139 are true, but not in the same way that the stories of Jesus are true. The words of poetry aren’t presented as measurable data or historical dates or tested theories. That’s not the point or purpose of poetry. The poetry of the psalms is meant to challenge your thoughts, to stir your soul, and to move your heart. The lyrics connect with your deepest emotions, longings, questions, and thoughts in ways that a lesson, lecture, or sermon might not.

Settle into the words and images of this psalm. Let God your Father speak to you through its beauty and wisdom.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous — how well I know it. (Psalm 139:13–14)

Reflect

• How does it feel to know that God himself created you with love and care?
• What other imagery besides being “knit” or “woven” would you use to describe God’s process of designing and creating each human being?