He Knows Me
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it……How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You...…Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.
–Psalm 139:1-6, 17-18, 23-24
How comforting to think of the heart of God! Nothing is hidden from Him. He knows each of us intimately. He understands our thoughts and knows our ways—every thought, every action. Everything! But does He turn away from us? No! He loves us! He surrounds us and lays His hand upon us.
His thoughts toward us are precious—thoughts of forgiveness, renewal, perfecting. He plans for us a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11). His mercy and love are overwhelming! And He waits for us to respond to His great love.
An appropriate response is to awaken to His love:
To humble ourselves.
To ask Him to reveal to us our hurtful ways so that we can repent.
To speak to Him in prayer, with a posture of reverence, adoration and gratitude.
To come to know Him by reading and meditating on His word (Scripture).
To spend time with Him in stillness.
To praise Him with words as well as to worship Him with acts of obedience.
Scripture is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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