Scripture Thursday ~ Love Before Time

For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
 I will praise You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
Psalm 139:13-14 (NKJV)

You know that God loves you now, but do you realize that He always has – even before you were born?  Even before the world was created?  He has loved you from the very foundation of time.  ~ Dr. David Jeremiah ~

A friend of mine (photo above) recently gave birth to a new baby.  It was a joyous occasion for all who knew this couple.  I was visiting them in the hospital when the pediatrician came in to examine the baby.  He checked him all over, listened to heart and lungs, counted fingers and toes and declared him, officially perfect.  

 

Nine months earlier, God began a miraculous process.   From the time the egg was fertilized, He was with this little one.  God knew all the physical characteristics before there were even bones or heart.   This tiny microscopic life, this embryo, needed only the time to grow and develop to be born.  At the time of birth, God gave this little baby his first breath outside the womb. 

Our appearance on earth is not an accident.  God has a plan for everyone that has ever been conceived.  He has loved us before our time began. 

My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
Psalm 139:15-16

The term “skillfully wrought” literally means “embroidered.  God has embroidered us.  We are part of His intricately designed tapestry, the design in which He weaves all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).  It’s the design by which His intentions are slowly but surely fulfilled.  ~ Dr. David Jeremiah

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD,
thoughts of peace and not of evil,
to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

God’s thoughts for us, for our lives, are good.   He has a perfect plan for us if we yield to Him.  When we give each situation to the Lord in prayer, he foreknows and will provide a way out. 

When God gives us a child to raise for Him, He entrusts that child in our care.  Since children are so helpless and vulnerable, God takes it personally when they are intentionally harmed.  God made them, and put life into them. 

With the advancement of technology, we can actually see inside the womb as a baby develops.   A mathematician named Alexander Tsiaras gave a TED presentation titled Conception to Birth – Visualized.   The imagery he obtained is phenomenal.  You can view his 10 minute presentation below. 

10 minute video ~ Conception to Birth - Visualized
by Alexander Tsiaras

Even though I am a mathematician, I look at [fetal development] with marvel: The complexity of these things, the mathematical model of how these things are indeed done, is beyond human comprehension.  — Alexander Tsiaras

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.
  Jeremiah 1:5a

Life begins at conception, we know this because of the many scriptures to base it on. 

What was true of David (author of Psalm 139) is true of you. You are special—along with everyone else in the world.  This being true, we must be pro-life in the purest sense of the word. We are to respect and cherish all human life: the born and those still in the womb; winsome children and weary seniors; the wealthy executive and the financially destitute. All persons are unique productions of our Creator’s genius. ~ David Roper

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If you had young children who died, or lost a baby to abortion, miscarriage, or had a stillborn child, you can be sure your baby/child is safe in the arms of Jesus.  If you are trusting in Him as your Lord and Savior, you will be reunited again someday.  

Our Creator is an artist of infinite majesty – a craftsman of breathtaking detail.  All He does is driven and guided by His infinite love for you and me. 
~ Dr. David Jeremiah

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Resources: 
God Loves You, He Always Has, He Always Will
by Dr. David Jeremiah

Linked to:  Word Art Wednesday, Encourage One Another, Hearts 4 Home, Monday's Musings, Rachel Wojnarowski, A Sheltering Tree,