I read an interesting little fact
the other day just made my jaw drop. Did you know that the average adult human is
made up of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms? That is
7-octillion atoms. Difficult to fathom, isn’t it?
When I hear a fact like that, it
causes me to pause and ponder the majesty of GOD! I cannot grasp 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
atoms, but GOD sure can! Not only that, but He has seen them all and makes sure
they are in the right place and functioning properly for our general health and
wellbeing. Sure, there are times when illnesses and other maladies cause
problems, but for the average person, you have 7-octillion atoms perfectly arranged
and engineered to make you the amazingly unique and beautiful creature you are.
Now give this a thought: imagine
if life were merely just an accident or a happy coincidence. Think of the odds
that even two of these atoms could combine and work together in a way to bring
about life. Now, considering there are nearly 7-billion people in the world,
that would mean there are somewhere in the neighborhood of…well, the number is
just staggering.
Friends, life is not an accident.
You are not an accident. GOD knew what He was doing when He crafted you and
formed you from the top of your head to your tiniest atom. I love how Psalm
139.13-16 captures this concept: “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. My
frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in
the depths of the earth. Your
eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in
your book before
one of them came to be.” Beautiful, isn’t it? Yep, and mind
boggling, too!
I would like to challenge you to
think about how GOD has knit you together, loves you, and sets you apart for
sharing that glorious message with the world. As hard as it is to comprehend,
GOD wants you to know that He is the divine engineer and has a plan for your
life, down to all 7-octillion of your atoms. Let’s celebrate that and help the
world see what an awesome GOD we serve!
