GOD is omniscient – all knowing – Psalm 139:4
GOD is ubiquitous – all present – Psalm 139:7, 8
GOD is omnipotent – all powerful – Psalm 139:14, 15
Psalms 139 is credited as a Psalm of David. David praises GOD for being all knowing, present everywhere and all powerful. It is his praise of the fact that we are fearfully and wonderfully made that I examine today.
The more man learns, the more he finds he doesn’t know. Imagine the limited knowledge of biology and medicine in David’s time. But David praises GOD for the creation of the marvelous human body, among other things. As history has progressed, man’s knowledge has increased. And the more our understanding has increased, the more appropriate David’s words of praise appear to us.
In my own lifetime, I have seen the discovery of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) in the cell. DNA represents the unique blueprint of the human genetic makeup. It is found in virtually every cell of the human body. I am told that the information in the DNA of one cell is enough to fill one thousand 600-page books.
With this design there must have been a Designer! Indeed, marvelous are Your works (vs. 14). Though David was unaware of it, he possessed DNA in his cells unlike any other. He did realize that he was fearfully and wonderfully made.
I can only imagine how much more we have to learn; perhaps only eternity will reveal the depths of the statement, “we are fearfully and wonderfully made”.
Thank you GOD that You are all knowing, present everywhere and all powerful.