For you formed my inward parts;
Psalms 139:13-14 (ESV)
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
When God created the world, it was not his intention to govern the world by himself, or even with his angels. It was not his desire to control everything that happened on earth. He gave humans the dignity and honor of being his governors over the earth. This is what the author of Hebrews is getting at when he quotes from Psalm 8:
What is man, that you are mindful of him,
or the son of man, that you care for him?
You made him for a little while lower than the angels;
you have crowned him with glory and honor,
putting everything in subjection under his feet.
Hebrews 2:6-8 (ESV)
He called humans to be fruitful, rule over the earth, develop it and protect it (“work it” and “keep it”). It is the Father’s delight to create a magnificent world for humans to develop. He could have done it himself, but he wants the humans to do it and to lead it. He wants to see how his children will fulfill their Edenic callings. Just as human parents rejoice when their child matures into a virtuous and productive adult, so too it pleases the Father to see his children fulfill their potential. Jesus is our leader for this mission; he is “one of us.”
You are one of his honored children who will fulfill their high calling. You were fearfully and wonderfully made and he will guide you to your destiny in his kingdom.
Do you think of yourself as fearfully and wonderfully made? Do you look forward to fulfilling callings from God? Does this give you a sense of purpose and hope?
