Wonderfully Made
The Power of God – Psalm 139:13-18
Psalm 139:13-18
Power – How Much and What if?
Daily consumption - > million terajoules per day
7.5 billion boiling kettles 24/7
Average – fifty devices that are drawing power daily
Energy demand projected to triple by 2050
Psalm 139, David considered God's power
Psalm 139 – David’s awe of the attributes of God
Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence
God’s Mighty Work and Power:
God's Work Is Marvelous (v. 14)
God’s Craftsmanship is Meticulous (vv. 13-16)
God's Wisdom Is Measureless (vv. 17-18)
1. GOD'S WORKS ARE MARVELOUS (V. 14)
Psalm 139:14 NKJV … Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
Marvelous פָּלָא = wonderful, miraculous
His works are incomparable
Majesty of the heavens – the vastness of the universe
Intricacies of the human body – microscopic “machines” at work in body
To illustrate God's power, David turned inward – human body
Human’s – God’s crowning creation
in the image of God
Gen 1:26-27
David described God operating full strength – not deficient in power - "mighty" fifty-seven times
Job 42:2 "I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
Gabriel to Mary about Jesus' birth, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Luke 1:37
Matt 19:26 (salvation)
Are things God cannot or will not do?
anything out of harmony with His nature and character
Lying (see Hebrews 6:18) – “… it is impossible for God to lie”
Not loving (see 1 John 4:7) – “…for love is of God”
Approving of sin (see Habakkuk 1:13) – “You are of purer eyes … and cannot look on wickedness.”
Tempt or be tempted (see James 1:13) – “for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.”
2. GOD'S CRAFTSMANSHIP IS METICULOUS (VV. 13-16)
Illust. Wood shop
Focus on the marvels of the human body
Creation
Conception and gestation
Preparation/Predetermination
Creation
You formed, You covered
Either the product of a Creator who made us or product of an accident of an impersonal universe
Order and form – logically points to Creator
"Evolutionary theory is still, as it was in Darwin's time, a highly speculative hypothesis entirely without direct factual support." —Michael Denton - Molecular biologist
"We are now about 120 years after Darwin, and the knowledge of the fossil record has been greatly expanded. We now have a quarter of a million fossil species. But the situation hasn't changed much. We have fewer examples of evolutionary transition than we had in Darwin's time." —David Raup (evolutionary paleontologist)
Conception and gestation
Skillfully wrought – vs. 15
Formed in our mother’s womb
My frame – skeleton
Knit together – matrix of veins, arteries, nerves, vascular system
Every microscopic cell from conception to birth to adulthood monitored by the Maker
God present from the moment of conception – vs. 15
Importance of human life
Recognize God’s hand in creating every single person
Abortion an affront against the Creator
God knows us in the womb:
Isa 44:2
Jeremiah 1:5
Preparation/Predetermination
Psalm 139:16
Days are pre-determined
Written
Before they began
David understood God's sovereignty over his entire life, every day
God’s power to not only know past & present, but determine the future
God’s programing of our DNA
37 trillion cells
DNA encoded in every cell in your body – determining everything from eye color to immunity
His information programmed into every cell
How could this be by chance?
3. GOD'S WISDOM IS MEASURELESS (VV. 17-18)
Psalm 139:17-18
David stirred by God’s thoughts of him
More than the sand!!
75,000,000,000,000,000,000 grains
Powerful Creator is also our Sustainer and Nurturer
Not only aware of you – He is concerned for you and cares for you
Our knowledge of God's strength and wisdom should influence our lives
Peace, comfort and boldness – faith in His power
His thoughts of love for you have provided salvation for you
John 3:16
1John 4:9-10 NLT
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