Where Was God? - Does God Understand You

WHAT CREATION TEACHES US

Reflect on one of the closest relationships human can have-that of identical twins.  They share an especially intimate bond.  Some twins  even "know what it's like to say something to someone who understands exactly what they mean without explanation," says Nancy Segal, director of the Twin Studies Center and a twin herself.  One woman described the relationship between her and her identical twin this way: "We just know everything about each other."

What accounts for this unique understanding ?  Studies suggest that while environment and parenting are factors, the especially similar genetic make up of identical twins seems to play a critical role. 

Consider:  The Creator of this awesome genetic material  surely has a unique understanding of the makeup of every one us.  Indeed, the psalmist David declared:  "You kept me screened off in my mother's womb.  My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret. . . . Your eyes even saw me an an embryo; all its parts were written in your book."  (Psalm 139:13, 15, 16) God alone knows and can fully understand not only our genetic makeup but also all the events in our life that have shaped us.  God's unique knowledge of us and our genetic makeup assures us that he does indeed understand us in every detail.

Next time: Where Was God? - WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES US ABOUT GOD'S INSIGHT

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