Re:Verse passage – Psalm 139:13-16 pt. 2 (day three)
“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Would you want you as a friend? Would you want you as a romantic partner? Are you thankful for you? You want to be, perhaps, or maybe you even want to want to be. It’s possible you believe you should think of yourself in a grateful or appreciative way, but that’s not the question. The question is, do you? You might find it easier to criticize yourself for your actions – even to equate yourself with your actions – than to regard yourself with empathy. The writer doesn’t evade the issue by saying, “God loves me in spite of who I am.” Rather the statement is, “I’m glad for the me you’ve made.” To express this kind of full-throated thankfulness is to be relieved that God is so good.
