Tailor Made, No Regrets

A few years ago, I was listening to the Bible on audio on the way to church. I was going through the book of Exodus when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. I reached the point when the Lord gave Moses the Law and then He began to describe the tabernacle and how it should be built. He described it as I listened……and listened….and listened…and listened some more.

“Be confident in what God has given you because He was confident when He gave it to you.”

-Brandon “B-Luv” Johnson

Now, let me inform you about my trip to church back then. I live in North Jersey and I went to church in Willingboro which is about an hour and some change away. For about 30 minutes, I am listening as God describes to Moses exactly how He wants the tabernacle built. He’s telling him to not just use wood but a specific type of wood. He describes the exact color of threads He wants used. He describes the ark and how he wants two angels on it facing each other at a certain point. He gives detail after detail. He goes in!!

It hit me. God is VERY big on detail. You can tell He does everything with precision. He sounds like a master chef describing to His apprentice the recipe for a dish and how to make it and is making sure it comes out right because He knows the apprentice’s work will reflect His. Now normally, I would probably grow restless listening to all this and fast forward to a narrative part of the bible but I sat and listened and began to praise God. I’ll tell you why.

Anyone who’s ever played a game like NBA 2K or Madden or many sports and character games, there is sometimes an option to create your own player. You can choose things like height, weight, build, skin color, attributes from shooting style to dunking skills to speed, and many more. As games have progressed, there is now an abundant amount of characteristics to choose from for your character. Now, usually to alleviate the time that this process asks for, most of these games give an option to “randomize your character” where the game randomly sets up attributes for your character and you take it as is. This, of course, saves time but what usually happens is that once you put the player to action, you begin to see things you would’ve done better or things you would’ve changed had you done it yourself. You then either delete and start over or just suck it up and go with the flow. After those chapters in Exodus, I know for a fact that God is not the randomizing type. When He creates, He personally puts His heart into every single detail.

This brings me to us. When God created you, He didn’t just fumble together random characteristics and throw you out into the world. You aren’t a product of chance but a creation formed by God’s own hands. Before you were in your mother’s wombs, He knew you (Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13). What does that mean? He never looks at you as you grow and says “Man! I should’ve done this better”. He is happy and content with all you are in Him. He personally is involved with every attribute of yours, everything that makes up your physical, emotional, and spiritual self. He made you and called you good. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. If God puts so much emphasis on a structure like the tabernacle, how much more does He put emphasis and energy into making those who are made in His image?

So next time you begin to be insecure, remember that what you are doubting, God made. God is happy with who He’s made you so you should be too. He is the great artist and knows what He’s done. If you don’t feel the same, don’t say you’re useless but go to your Creator to find out your use. If you feel like you’re a nobody, go to your Maker and find your identity. You’re tailor made and God has no regrets.

Stay blessed!

Alan Jean