You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O Lord.
You hem me in -- behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain."
As I read over these scriptures from Psalm I'm sitting in my very quiet house... no noise except for the sound of the rain outside my window. It's just me this afternoon... the kids are at school, Jeff is out working. I'm home for the day trying to give myself a little TLC as I think my sweet Josh shared a not so sweet virus with me over the weekend. :)
While I read these words from David I am particularly touched (along with a bit in awe) of the fact that God knows me so very well. Even as I sit in the quiet of my bedroom with no one else physically in this room with me, HE IS WITH ME. He is right here beside me, he knows the words I will type, the thoughts I will share. He knows my heart, my intent, my desires.
In some ways, it is a bit scarry. After all, I don't even know what I will do 15 minutes from now. And, the thought that I might know is a bit.. oh, I don't know... a bit like something from The Twilight Zone.
Oh, but let me very quickly say, God is not a part of The Twilight Zone... His ways are so far from anything like that. And, while many of this world may feel that the "concept" of God is a bit "Twilight Zone-ish"... we that call Him our Father know Him to be the exact opposite. We know a Heavenly Father that knows us so well that He knew -- before we were even created -- what we would look like, the things we would do, and who we would choose as friends. He knew the many good things that we would do and He knew the many bad things we would do. And, regardless of what He knew, He did not hesitate to give us life and He does not hesitate to love us exactly the way that we are. He does not hesitate to call us His own.
As I try to soak this in and understand the enormity of it all, I feel a bit like David must have felt as he wrote the words in verse 6 -- "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain".
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Melanie:
I hope you are feeling better soon! We've been with the cruds off and on for a while now.
As to Psalm 139, one of my favorites. In particular, the last verses about God searching my heart and knowing my thoughts? Well, that is part of our focus for my Tuesday night Bible study this evening. The thing I love so very much about this particular Psalm is the knowing nature of our God, from our very beginning until our end.
It's a powerful read and brings great comfort to my heart on days when I'm having trouble finding my footing. Today has been one of those days.
Blessings, friend. Feel better soon.
peace~elaine
Words seem so small for our Great Big God!
Blessings and thanks for being a friend!
Beautiful and encouraging words from the Bible. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Got a verse on marriage.
Happy Wednesday!
Arlene
http://www.midlifedancing.com/2009/10/hebrews-134.html
Beautiful scripture... Thank you for His Word today. I pray everyone is feeling better soon! Take care my friend.
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