Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 20th July 2025 (In Touch) Sunday Message
TOPIC: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
SCRIPTURE READING: Psalms 139:13-16
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
When God looked at the world He’d made, He declared it good. Making mankind in His image was the crowning achievement of His creative work (Genesis 1:27), and Psalm 139:14 reminds us that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” So wonderfully made, in fact, that the Lord has given each of His children great potential for service in His kingdom.
However, some of us doubt this is true—we wonder, How can I have awesome potential when there are so many ways I fall short?
Consider some well-known examples from Scripture. First, there’s Moses, who grew up in Pharaoh’s household and had many advantages. Then he killed an Egyptian and fled. But God looked beyond what Moses had done and saw who he could become. Next, Saul of Tarsus vehemently opposed those who believed in Jesus. Yet through God’s mercy, he became the apostle Paul, an evangelist who authored much of the New Testament. Lastly, the disciple Peter denied that he even knew Jesus. Still, the Lord chose him to lead and care for His church.
God sees the potential we have in Christ. Because we were made in His image and His Spirit dwells in us, we have a greater capacity for transformation and service than we could ever ask or imagine.
Bible in One Year: Song of Solomon 1-4
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: God welcomes and empowers all who desire to serve Him—regardless of their past.
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life