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February 15
Saturday


THE GREAT
CREATOR_
HEALER

READ:
Psalm 139:1-16
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I will praise You, for
I am fearfully and
wonderfully made.
__Psalm 139:14
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A few years ago, I had a rather serious skiing accident and severely tore the muscles in one of my legs. In fact, my doctor told me that the tear caused excessive bleeding. The healing process was slow, but during that time of waiting I found myself in awe of our great Creator (see Col. 1:16).

I've wrinkled a few car fenders in my lifetime and dropped more than one dish. They've always stayed broken. Not so with my leg. As soon as the tearing of my muscles occurred, the internal healing mechanisms that Christ created in my body went to work. Invisibly, down deep in my throbbing leg, the medics of His marvelous design were mending the tear. Before long, I was up and running again with a whole new sense of what the psalmist meant when he said that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made," and my heart was filled with praise (Ps. 139:14).

Sometimes it takes something like an injury or a sickness to remind us of the masterful design that we carry around in our bodies. So the next time you face an unwanted interruption__no matter its cause__focus your attention on Jesus' wonderful love and let Him lift your heart to grateful worship in the midst of the pain! __Jow stowell

`````````````````````Lord, help us to see beyond the moments of our lives and ```````````````````````
````````````````````to delve deeply into Your marvelous handiwork and perfect```````````````````````
````````````````````````design. Forgive us for our short-sightedness and````````````````````````````
````````````````````````````teach us to see You in every circumstance.`````````````````````````````
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Worship of the masterful Creator
begins with a grateful heart.

***************************************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 139:1-16***********************************

1 O LORD, You have
searched me and known me.

2 You know my sitting down
and my rising up; You
understand my thought afar
off. 3 You comprehend my
path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all
my ways. 4 For there is not a
word on my tongue, but
behold, O LORD, You know
it altogether....

7 Where can I go from Your
Spirit? Or where can I flee
from Your presence? 8 If I
ascend into heaven, You are
there; if I make my bed in
hell, behold, You are there.

9 If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the
uttermost parts of the sea,

10 even there Your hand shall
lead me, and Your right hand
shall hold me. 11 If I say,
"Surely the darkness shall
fall on me," even the night
shall be light about me;

12 indeed, the darkness shall
not hide from You, but the
night shines as the day; the
darkness and the light are
both alike to You. 13 For You
formed my inward parts; You
covered me in my mother's
womb. 14 I will praise You,
for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made;
marvelous are Your works,
and that my soul knows very
well. 15 My frame was not
hidden from You, when I was
made in secret, and skillfully
wrought in the lowest parts
of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw
my substance, being yet
unformed. and in Your book
they all were written, the
days fashioned for me, when
as yet there were none of
them.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

From ancient times, the Holy Spirit has been called "the Lord
and giver of life." The Spirit took part in creation (Gen. 1:1-5). In
today's reading we also see how He was present in our physical
development in the womb (Ps. 139:13-16). Above all, by the Holy
Spirit we are "born again" in Christ (John 3:3-8).