Today's readings: 2 Samuel 4,5; Psalm 139; Matthew 16
He Knows All About Me
Scripture
O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I'm far away.
You see me when I travel
and when I rest at home.
You know everything I do.
You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord.
You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!
I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from yor presence!
If go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me
and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me
and the light around me to become night--
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother's womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together int the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
I can't even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
Get out of my life, you murderers!
They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.
O Lord, shouldn't I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you?
Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
for your enemies are my enemies.
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 139
Observation
God, my Creator, knows me--inside and out.
Application (How will I be different today because of what I have just read?)
I love this Psalm. It reminds me that not only did God create me, He is with me. . . .always . . . . no matter what. He knows my every thought. . . .and still loves me. Sometimes I just need to be reminded.
So, how will I be different today because of this Psalm? How will it impact my walk with God? I can walk with confidence that He is with me. I can enter into this day and all it brings knowing that He already knows what the day has in store for me--I may be surprised or taken back--but God isn't. And I can go into this day remembering that You are at work in me.
Prayer
Thank You, Heavenly Father, for this reminder that Your child -- me -- is important to You. When I look at how big the world is, how many people there are, it is easy to think that You could forget me--or not even know me . . . but You do. You created me. You love me. You are always with me. You know all about me. You know what my day holds. YOU KNOW ME! That thought is overwhelming . . . that You--Creator of everything--knows me and loves me! Thank You Father for this love letter today.
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