Psalm 139:15

Psalm 139:15

Made in the secret place

Think about it, the womb is a solitary place and most definitely “secret” for no one can enter or share this confined space with those who are conceived within it! The womb is dark, damp and separated from all that is visible and tangible. What a bewildering moment it is when a new life emerges into light and colour and a symphony of sounds. We all did it! Has it ever occurred to us that there was one Being who did observe those first 9 months of maturity, whose eyes saw the frame that was being created? The Lord God observed our development from the moment of conception, and it is He who oversees the creation of every life until a tiny human form breaks out into the world for the first time. What a glorious, mysterious and miraculous moment it is when all senses kick in!

Here in the Psalm the womb is described as “the depths of the earth.” Usually, in Bible texts this phrase refers to the realm of the dead, a place that is dark, damp and cut off from the visible and tangible world that we humans inhabit. Just like the womb! The “secret place” is a spiritual realm where our spirits dwell in preparation for what is to come. We humans come from the dust and return to the dust; human birth is the beginning of a very short stay in the created world where our future destiny is determined before we return from whence we came! 

For those who plod through this life either ignoring God, worshipping other gods, or living in rebellious disobedience to God, there is the prospect of returning to the place of darkness and isolation. Who would want that? Yet the majority choose this way. For those who acknowledge the Lord as God, who revel in His beauty and glory, who accept the sacrificial offering of Yeshua His Son, there is another birth experience to come. This time it will be into yet another world of sights and sounds and experiences that will make this world seem as limiting as a womb! Hallelujah! 

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