PSALM IV
For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13 ESV)
Maker
Once, in elementary school, I told a lie for show and tell. Desperate to have something interesting to present, I grabbed a simple magnetic stud-detector from my dad’s tool shelf. A small plastic box held a magnet on a pivot. When near the metal often found in wall studs, the magnet would turn and point out the stud.
I brought it (which was fine), and claimed I had MADE it (which was not!).
But the Q and A following my demonstration soon displayed my dishonesty. I could not explain how the device worked. I could not describe how the detector was constructed. I knew nothing of its inner workings.
God is our maker. And He understands the workings of our inward parts. Human medical knowledge has made strides through the centuries, but much of what we claim to know, we are guessing. And ‘inward parts’ might also refer to our thoughts, emotions, and psyches. We do not comprehend those parts, either.
But God does!
He is THE expert on His creation. He is THE maker, and the one who understands.
And He is not some soul-less computer with huge databanks. He is the One who loves His creation. The One who understands us so well that He knew what was necessary to fix us when we broke.
He saved us.