O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away. You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You both precede and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to know!
Psalm 139:1-6Psalm 139:1-6
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
139 The Lord Is Always Near 1 You have looked deep into my heart, Lord, and you know all about me. 2 You know when I am resting or when I am working, and from heaven you discover my thoughts. 3 You notice everything I do and everywhere I go. 4 Before I even speak a word, you know what I will say, 5 and with your powerful arm you protect me from every side. 6 I can't understand all of this! Such wonderful knowledge is far above me.
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What a comfort to be known so intimately by one who cares so deeply!
The writer of this Psalm was wise to recognize that this knoweldge was too much for him to grasp. We can only begin to imagine the depths of God’s wisdom and understanding. We look at our lives one moment at a time. We can guess at cause and effect with our actions, but can never be sure that the future is certain or definite. Often, what we expect to be our future never sees the light of day.
God sees our life from an entirely different vantage. He does not have to react moment by moment as things come up. Nothing takes him by surprise. He doesn’t have to fret over his next move – as we often do, so unsure of what direction to take. That he is concerned at all for us is a great mystery – so insignificant and yet so valued.
Today, I want you to consider your trust of God’s direction. Is it a struggle following his leading? Do you find yourself clinging to your own way of doing things, fighting against him? Do you find yourself not really fighting, but not really following either? Has a change in your heart occurred to where you follow whole-heartedly, submitting your entire life to his lead?
God knows the words of our mouths before they have even been spoken. Our hearts lay equally bare. God wants us to turn our whole lives over to him so that we might find our value in Him. Rather than being torn up by a world out of touch with his values, rather than trusting in what those around us can do, rather than look for the next compliment or marinate in the the latest slander, we must look to God to understand what it is we are here for.
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