You Are Not an Accident

We are not an accident, nor our birth a mistake. God expected our birth. He wanted to create us. The Bible says, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.”Psalm 138:8a
God prescribed our race, color of skin, hair, and all other feature. He has His own purpose. He prescribed our nature talents and our unique personality. The Bible says: “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.” Psalm 139:15

God created us with reason. Everything is under His plan, our place of birth, the time, how long we would live, our death and so on. In all, He planned it all for His purpose. Our parents had the DNA God wanted to make us. There are illegitimate parents, but there are no illegitimate children. God’s purpose took into account human error, including sin. God never commits mistakes. He has the reason and is the reason for everthing he creates. The Bible says, “From one man he made every nation,… and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” Act 17:26

God creates us because of his love. The Bible says, “Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of s love.” Ephesians 1:4a
How much does God love and value us? He Bible says, “God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made.” James 1:18

God is not haphazard as he planned it all with great precision. He is the greatest physicist, biologist and scientist. He musters the exact specifications that make human life possible.

Why did God do all this, taking in account of all the trouble of creating a universe for us? The reason is pretty simple. Because he is a GOD OF LOVE. It is hard to fathom or understand, but it’s fundamentally reliable. The Bible tells us, “God is love.” 1 John 4:8 It doesn’t say God has love. He is Love and the essence of God’s character is LOVE. How great is our God? God says, “I have carried you since you were born; I have taken care of you from your birth. Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you.” Isaiah 46:3-4

Be reminded that our life has profound meaning because there is a God who made us for a reason. Only when we make God the reference point of our lives, we are able to discover the meaning and purpose living on this earth.

You are who you are for a reason.
You’re part of an intricate plan.
You’re a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God’s special woman or man.

You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You’re just what he wanted to make.

The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God’s plan in mind,
And they bear the Master’s seal.

No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you’d grow.

You are who you are for a reason,
You’ve been formed by the Master’s rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!


Russell Kelfer

Source: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren