Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

This morning in both the Celebration service and The Gathering we focused on the sanctity of human life.

Keeping with this emphasis tonight Collin sang "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" by Matt Redman as the offering was being collected. The song is based on Psalm 139, which Dr. Land shared with us this morning.

Here are the lyrics to the song:

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

So fearfully and wonderfully made,
How could they say there is no God?
Reminded every breath that I take,
It´s by Your hand I have been formed
So what am I going to do with this life You gave me?
What could I do but live for Your praise?

You gave me this breath,
And You gave me this strength,
And every day I´ll live to obey You.
With all of my heart,
With all of my soul;
Let every breath I´m breathing display You God.

There´s elegance in all you create
Your grand designs leave us amazed.
The wonders of the way we´ve been made
Speak of Your power, tell of Your grace.
So what am I going to do with this life You gave me?
What could I do but live for Your praise?

So what am I going to do with this life You gave me?
What am I going to do with this life?
What I am I going to do in these days You´ve ordained?
What am I going to do with this life?

As the words of the song were shown on the screen tonight I was challenged by these lines that are repeated multiple times, "So what am I going to do with this life You gave me?, What could I do but live for Your praise?"

The lines from the song reminded me of Psalm 139:13-16

"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them."

and Psalm 139:23-24

"Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!"

Because we were created in the image of God for a specific purpose, it matters how we live and how we use the life that He has given us. Because we were fearfully and wonderfully made by God, it matters whether we live to bring glory to God or live for ourselves.

May we uphold the sanctity of human life as we live to praise God with everything He has created us to be.

The song is from the CD "Beautiful News" which you can buy here or download here in iTunes.

--Mark