Reading the Code

Francis Collins

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Psalm 139:14

The Story

Francis Collins led the Human Genome Project that mapped all three billion letters of human DNA. He was an atheist as a young scientist until questions about meaning and the moral law drove him to Christ. He later wrote 'The Language of God,' arguing that science and faith are allies, not enemies.

The Bridge

Collins read the very code of human life and called it the language of God. The man who mapped our DNA bowed to the Author who wrote it. You were not an accident. You were written on purpose, every letter placed with intent. When you feel worthless or random, remember a top scientist looked at the blueprint and saw the fingerprints of a loving Creator. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

The Charge

Thank God today for one specific way He made your body or mind to work.

The Prayer

Father, You wrote me with purpose. Help me surrender my whole self to the One who designed me.