Know It Well

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Psalms 139:14 has always been a source of encouragement and one I go back to quite often. When my body just seems to keep calling apart, it is encouraging to be reminded that “I am fearfully and wonderfully made”. However, it was the end of the verse that was the source of encouragement this morning, “And my soul knows it very well”.

My soul knows it. My soul. Not just my head. Deep down inside, my soul knows I am fearfully and wonderfully made even when I do not feel it. I don’t feel it when the chronic pain rocks my body. I don’t feel it when everything seems to go wrong. But feeling and knowing are two different things. Even though it would be great if they were on the same page, I can still hold on to what I know to be truth even when I don’t feel it.

And not only do I know it, but my soul knows it well. I know it to be truth, gospel truth. My soul knows it well because I know God said it and His Word is truth. My soul knows it well because He’s shown me over and over again that I am indeed fearfully and wonderfully made.

Research states that what we know well we don’t forget; it sticks with us. This verse states my soul knows not just well but very well. And it’s in knowing it very well, that keeps my circumstances from breaking me. I may be sad or even feel discouraged from time to time, but my faith is not shaken. But because I know it very well, so I am still rooted and grounded in Him.

Knowing it very well also produces thankfulness. I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and my soul knows it very well. Therefore I can still give thanks regardless of what’s going on around me.

I will give thanks to You,
For I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
Psalms 139:14 NASB

You, dear friend, are also fearfully and wonderfully made. I pray that your soul knows this truth very well, and that it can bring you encouragement and enable you to give thanks regardless of your circumstances today.