The Nobody Syndrome (Part 4)

The Nobody Syndrome (Part 4) 

Psalms 139:13-16 “ For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."

It was God who formed you together in your mother's womb. David writes in Verse 13, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made." The adverbs in this sentence make it plain that after God made you, He threw away the mold. You are totally unique, a one-of-a-kind, fashioned individual with awe-inspiring skill by God right down to the thumbprint. My dad used to say, "God don't make no junk" and I agree with him.

I used this illustration in a sermon years ago about the super-computer at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Components for this super-computer began arriving in the fall of 2006. Thirty-six moving vans full of equipment were needed to complete it. The computer fills a room the size of a hockey rink and consumes as much power as a small town. And the goal is for this computer to do one quadrillion calculations a second. How fast is that? It is roughly a billion times faster than your desktop computer at home. 

Yet, the human brain processes information even faster than this as a yet incomplete computer! Scientists estimate that the brain carries out 10 quadrillion operations a second or 10 times faster than a computer the size of a hockey rink! God created something wonderful when He made you. If you don't like what you see in the mirror, you have been taking your cues from this carnal world rather than your Heavenly Father. There is no one in history made like you.

If the devil tries to inflict you with the “Nobody” Syndrome, think about these facts:

-God gave you a personality, innate abilities, spiritual gifts, and a particular purpose that sets you apart for Him.

-You are His treasured creation and made in His likeness.

-God knows you, wants you and He made you special. Your gifts and talents are His to command. Man may not see your achievements, but God will. Remember, wherever you are you and your work are special to Him. He is with those who are faithful and will see you through every obstacle of life. You are unique and He loves you.