God’s Hands- Make No Mistake!
Elohim – The Creator
November 9, 2009
Inspired by Kay Arthur’s book: “Lord I Want to Know You” Chp. 2
My son is about to receive his third kidney transplant, and thankfully, I will be the donor this time. This has caused me to go back to studying the Names of God again, which has strengthened my faith and solidified my hope. The first five paragraphs are from Kay’s book. They set up the foundation from God’s Word as to why I believe God’s hands formed my child and there was no mistake.
Colossians 1:16 In Jesus Christ, the Son of God, “all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth.”
Psalm 139:13-14 “He didst form my inward parts. He didst weave me in my mother’s womb…I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Kay makes reference to Moses saying to the LORD: “Please Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since Thou hast spoken to Thy servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” Exodus 4:10
And the LORD replied: “Who has made man’s mouth? Or, who makes him dumb or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?” Exodus 4:11
“But why would God create people who are different from His normal pattern of creation? Why would He ever permit a sperm to penetrate an egg when it would produce what seems to be a genetic disaster?”
The disciples asked Jesus about the blind man from birth: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?” John 9:2. Jesus replied: “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.” John 9:3
Kay writes: “Oh, Beloved, if you are unhappy with yourself, with your child, or with a loved one, run into the strong tower of the name of your Elohim (Proverbs 18:10). You may not understand how your situation could ever bring Him glory, but you can trust in the name of your Lord.”
Now this brings me to the reason I feel led to share from our own situation. When my son Kevin was born, his beautifully shaped little body took my breath away. Nothing could take away the power of God’s Presence and Love in that moment. Psalm 25:10 “All the ways of the Lord are loving.” What I did not know in that moment was that this love would require Kevin to face many surgeries in his life. Could this be God’s loving ways?
As the years went by and the number of surgeries climbed, He led me to His Word in Jeremiah 29:11. I had never read that verse before, so these came to me as though they were meant specifically for our family. “His plans are for good and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.”
One special day, a Healer/Evangelist traveling through our city at the time felt led to come and pray for our son. Laying his hands upon his little head, this minister paused, then said: “There is nothing of this child that is not of God. This is God’s hand upon him, the way He created and formed him. There is no darkness, no warfare, this is God.” He then began a beautiful prayer of blessing- asking God to provide the grace for all his days and to fulfill the purposes of God in his life.
Back to Kay’s book: “Why were we created? Why were we born?” Isaiah 43:1, 3-4, 7 sums it up best: “Thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob and He who formed you, O Israel….I am the LORD your God (Elohim) …you are precious in My sight…everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made.” Man was created for God’s glory.
“Can you see how awesome it is to know that you have been created for God’s glory? That you are to live in such a way as to give all of creation a correct opinion or estimate of who God is?
Your life is to be lived in such a way as to reflect Him, to show the world the character of God – His love, His peace, His mercy ,His gentleness. You are to live for Him, to accomplish His will. To miss this purpose is to miss fulfillment. “
And so, the journey continues that leads to a path of life. We face all things with Christ who strengthens us. We thank Him for His ways and the faith and grace He’s blessed us with to give glory to His Name.
Psalm 139:13-4 “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”