Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Month 1: In the Beginning — Knowing God · Memory Verse
Today's Scripture
Read together: Psalm 139:14
14 I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Memory Verse
“I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.”— Psalm 139:14 (BSB)memorize this week
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Job 8–11
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 16 of 365 — Job longs to plead his case before God.)The Heart of It
Today our whole job is to take one verse and tuck it deep into our hearts. King David wrote it as a prayer. "I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made." That word "fearfully" doesn't mean scary. It means made with such awe and reverence that it takes your breath away. And "wonderfully made" means crafted with skill, like a master artist's finest work. David looked at his own body and life. He didn't say, "I made myself," or "I just happened." He said, "Your works are marvelous, God. And deep down, my soul knows it."
That last line matters. "And I know this very well." David is sure of this, all the way down. The world will try to tell your children they are accidents. It will say they are not good enough. It will say they must remake themselves to be worth loving. But this verse stands like a rock. You were made on purpose by a God who is a wonder-working Artist. And the right response is not pride or shame. It's praise. We hide God's Word in our hearts (). That way we'll have it ready when we need it most. We'll have it on the hard days, when we forget who we are.
Around the Table
Let's learn a happy verse! "I am fearfully and wonderfully made." That means God made you AMAZING.
Let's do it: Say it with motions — point up ("I will praise You"), point to yourself ("wonderfully made"), big smile!
"Fearfully and wonderfully made" means God made you with awe and great skill. Try saying the verse with the book closed.
Let's talk: What's one part of how God made you that you can thank Him for today?
David's confidence comes from knowing his Maker — "I know this very well." Memorize the whole verse and notice that it ends in praise, not pride.
Let's go deeper: The world says, "Create yourself; you are whoever you decide to be." How does this verse give a better, truer answer?
💬 Conversation Starter
What is the coolest "wonderfully made" thing about the human body? Your eyes? Your ears? Your hands? Your brain? God designed every bit of it!
🛡️ Defending the Faith
The human body is packed with design. Think of the eye, the immune system, and DNA that stores information like a code. Codes come from minds, not from accidents. So when we say we are "wonderfully made," we're not just being poetic. The evidence agrees. We can share this kindly and with confidence (). We can invite friends to wonder at the Designer.
For Dad · Go Deeper
Memory work is not busywork. It is loading your children's hearts with ammunition for battles they haven't faced yet. The verse you bury in them at age six may surface at age sixteen, when a screen tells them they aren't enough. Make it stick by repetition and by delight, not by drill-sergeant pressure. Sing it. Say it in the car. Post it on the mirror. And notice David's logic, because it shapes a healthy soul. He moves from who God is to who he is. Identity built on God's craftsmanship is unshakable. Identity built on performance, looks, or other people's opinions will always wobble. The single best gift you can hand a child in an anxious age is a settled answer to "Who am I?" And it's right here in nine words.
Draws on: Paul David Tripp, Parenting; and Natasha Crain, Keeping Your Kids on God's Side.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Help us hide Your Word in our hearts so we always remember whose we are. We praise You for Your marvelous works. In Jesus' name, amen."
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. And my soul knows it very well.